单词 | at every turn |
释义 | at every turnSEE SYNONYMS FOR at every turn ON THESAURUS.COM Everywhere; also, continually, at every moment. For example, He found trash strewn about at every turn, or Life holds surprises at every turn. The turn here does not signify change of direction but change of circumstances, and the phrase generally is something of an exaggeration. [Late 1500s] Words nearby at every turnAten asteroid, atenolol, a tergo, Aterian, à terre, at every turn, at face value, take, at fault, at first, at first blush, at first hand 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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