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  • 91turn-up — /ˈtɜn ʌp / (say tern up) noun 1. that which is turned up or which turns up. 2. British a trouser cuff. 3. Colloquial a fight, row, or disturbance. 4. Also, turn up for the books. Colloquial a surprise; an unexpected reversal of fortune. {Phrase… …

  • 92may you live in interesting times — Meaning Origin While widely reported as being an ancient Chinese curse, this phrase is likely to be of recent and western origin. It seems to be intended to at least sound Chinese in the Confucious he say mould. In some investigations in 1996 and …

    Meaning and origin of phrases

  • 93turn up your nose at — say it is not good enough, reject it    If you turn up your nose at country music, you may lose some friends …

    English idioms

  • 94turn —   n.    a lock, latch or exit device part which is contacted to achieve the normal operation. It may be a knob, lever or thumb turn …

    Locksmith dictionary

  • 95turn-off guidance — Information which enables the pilot of a landing aircraft to select and follow the correct taxiway from the time the aircraft leaves the runway until it may safely be brought to a halt clear of the active runway …

    Military dictionary

  • 96turn-off guidance — Information that enables the pilot of a landing aircraft to select and follow the correct taxiway from the time the aircraft leaves the runway until it may safely be brought to a halt clear of the active runway …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 97he who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day — The phrase to live to fight another day is also used allusively. Cf. MENANDER Sent. 56 (Jaekel) ἀνὴρ ὁ φεύγων καὶ πάλιν μαχήσεται, a man who flees will fight again. The present form of the saying has superseded a pithy Middle English version: a… …

    Proverbs new dictionary

  • 98To turn about — Turn Turn, v. i. 1. To move round; to have a circular motion; to revolve entirely, repeatedly, or partially; to change position, so as to face differently; to whirl or wheel round; as, a wheel turns on its axis; a spindle turns on a pivot; a man… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 99To turn again — Turn Turn, v. i. 1. To move round; to have a circular motion; to revolve entirely, repeatedly, or partially; to change position, so as to face differently; to whirl or wheel round; as, a wheel turns on its axis; a spindle turns on a pivot; a man… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 100To turn against — Turn Turn, v. i. 1. To move round; to have a circular motion; to revolve entirely, repeatedly, or partially; to change position, so as to face differently; to whirl or wheel round; as, a wheel turns on its axis; a spindle turns on a pivot; a man… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English