| 单词 | the worm turns |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with The worm turnsworm turns, the Also, the worm has turned. Even a very tolerant person will one day lose patience. For example, He bullied his assistant for years, but one day the worm turned and he walked out without notice, taking along his best clients. This expression comes from the proverb Tread on a worm and it will turn, first recorded in John Heywood's 1546 collection. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. The worm turnsOne's luck or fortune changes. Words nearby The worm turnsWomen at Point Sur, The, the works, world is one's oyster, the, “The World Is Too Much with Us”, The world must be made safe for democracy, The worm turns, wrong end of the stick, the, they, They also serve who only stand and wait, they'd, they'll The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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