| 单词 | to turn round and say |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto turn round and say (something) 5. intransitive. colloquial (chiefly British). To adopt a confrontational, combative, or difficult attitude, typically suddenly or unexpectedly. Frequently in to turn round and say (something). ΚΠ 1867 Maidstone & Kentish Jrnl. 29 Apr. 6/3 The commissioners never went to the directors and asked them to explain their reason for increasing the price of gas, but instead..turned round and said ‘You must take the same price as you did last year.’ 1922 K. Tynan Wandering Years 151 When he began to praise you up..I just turned round and told him what you said about him when you came back from visitin' him. 1996 D. Brimson & E. Brimson Everywhere we Go iii. 41 My mate turns round and says, ‘Well, you should get him a life, then, the sad little git,’ to which this bloke, and his wife, took great exception. 2003 Independent on Sunday 19 Oct. (Review Suppl.) 27/2 I went for a job last week, it was warehousing, and the guy turned round and said: ‘I've handed out 400 applications, why should I give you one?’ < as lemmas |
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