turn+of+expression

  • 51To turn the tables — Table Ta ble, n. [F., fr. L. tabula a board, tablet, a painting. Cf. {Tabular}, {Taffrail}, {Tavern}.] 1. A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab. [1913 Webster] A bagnio paved with fair… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 52even a worm will turn —    This expression means that even someone who never complains will react to an intolerable situation.     Don t treat him so severely. He never protests, but even a worm will turn! …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • 53first class turn-key job — An expression of the construction industry, meaning the building of a complete house, one ready for occupancy as a dwelling. 13 Am J2d Bldg Contr § 10 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 54manner of speaking — Synonyms and related words: adjectival phrase, affectation, asiaticism, clause, command of language, construction, device, euphuism, exaggeration, expression, expression of ideas, fashion, feeling for words, figurative language, figurativeness,… …

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  • 55term — Synonyms and related words: Z, abundant year, academic year, adjectival phrase, administration, agree, annum, antonym, apodosis, appellation, arrange, articles, articulation, as regards, assumptions, balance, baptize, basis, bissextile year,… …

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  • 56paragraph — Synonyms and related words: adjectival phrase, article, back matter, book, causerie, chapter, clause, column, conceive, construction, couch, couch in terms, descant, discourse, discussion, disquisition, dissertation, embody in words, essay, etude …

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  • 57sentence — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, acquittal, act on, action, adage, address, adjectival phrase, adjudge, adjudicate, affirmation, allegation, ana, analects, anathematize, anathematizing, answer, aphorism, apostrophe, apothegm, article,… …

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  • 58Phrase — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Phrase >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 phrase phrase expression set phrase Sgm: N 1 sentence sentence paragraph Sgm: N 1 figure of speech figure of speech &c. 521 Sgm: N 1 idiom idiom idio …

    English dictionary for students

  • 59List of English words of Russian origin — Including English, contain words most likely borrowed from the Russian language. Not all of the words are truly fluent Russian or Slavic origin. Some of them co exist in other Slavic languages and it is difficult to decide whether they made… …

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  • 60clause — Synonyms and related words: adjectival phrase, article, back matter, bill, book, boundary condition, calendar, catch, chapter, column, companion bills amendment, condition, construction, donnee, dragnet clause, enacting clause, escalator clause,… …

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