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111Turn of the century — Turn of the century, in its broadest sense, refers to the transition from one century to another. The term is most often used to indicate a non specific time period either before or after the beginning of a century for instance, if a statement… …
112turn your hand to something — phrase to start doing something new, especially something that involves skill The former model has now turned her hand to acting. Thesaurus: to start doing something new or differentsynonym Main entry: hand * * * turn your ˈhand to sth idiom …
113turn-of-the-century — adj [only before noun] existing or happening around the beginning of a century, especially the beginning of the 20th century →↑fin de siècle ▪ narrow turn of the century streets …
114turn round — ► turn round (or around) reverse the previously poor performance of. Main Entry: ↑turn …
115turn round and do something — turn round/around and do sth idiom (informal) used to report what sb says or does, when this is surprising or annoying • How could she turn round and say that, after all I ve done for her? Main entry: ↑turnidiom …
116Around the World (game) — Around the World is a card based drinking game, similar to, but more complex (and at the same time quicker) than, Fuck the Dealer. It is notorious for the large quantity of drinks consumed, especially if multiple rounds are played, and the… …
117Jump Down Turn Around (Pick a Bale of Cotton) / Lost John Blues — This version of Pick a Bale of Cotton and Lost John was recorded in Tooting studios in England. The idea for this treatment of the songs came from a drum rhythm being played by Mark Goodwin (whose influences at that time included drummers Levon… …
118turn — [[t]tɜrn[/t]] v. t. 1) to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel[/ex] 2) to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key[/ex] 3) to reverse the… …
119turn — I. verb Etymology: Middle English; partly from Old English tyrnan & turnian to turn, from Medieval Latin tornare, from Latin, to turn on a lathe, from tornus lathe, from Greek tornos; partly from Anglo French turner, tourner to turn, from… …
120turn*/*/*/ — [tɜːn] verb I 1) [I/T] to change the position of your body or your head so that you are facing in a different direction She turned and smiled at me.[/ex] He turned his head and looked around the room.[/ex] Maria turned to the reporters and said:… …
