| 单词 | turn turtle |
| 释义 | turn turtleSEE SYNONYMS FOR turn turtle ON THESAURUS.COM Capsize, turn upside down, as in When they collided, the car turned turtle. This expression alludes to the helplessness of a turtle turned on its back, where its shell can no longer protect it. [First half of 1800s] Words nearby turn turtleturn the tide, turn the trick, turn thumbs down, turn to, turn to good account, turn turtle, turnup, turn up like a bad penny, turn up one's nose, turn up one's toes, turn upside down The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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