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  • 1clergymen’s sons always turn out badly — 1885 E. J. HARDY How to be Happy though Married xix. The Proverb says that ‘Clergymen’s sons always turn out badly’..because the children are surfeited with severe religion, not with the true religion of Christ. 1922 W. R. INGE Outspoken Essays… …

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  • 2turn — noun see one good turn deserves another turn about is fair play verb see a bad penny always turns up clergymen’s sons always turn out badly there is always one who kisses, and one who turns the cheek …

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  • 3turn sour — ► go (or turn) sour become less pleasant; turn out badly. Main Entry: ↑sour …

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  • 4turn — turn1 W1S1 [tə:n US tə:rn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(your body)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(direction)¦ 4¦(move around central point)¦ 5¦(change)¦ 6¦(attention/thoughts)¦ 7 turn your back (on somebody/something) 8¦(age/time)¦ 9 turn something inside out …

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  • 5turn — 1 verb CHANGE DIRECTION/POSITION 1 a) YOUR BODY (I) to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction: Ricky turned and walked away. (+ around/round/away etc): I turned around quickly to see if someone was following. | Dan turned …

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  • 6Out of This Furnace —   …

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  • 7go (or turn) sour — become less pleasant; turn out badly. → sour …

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  • 8pan out — verb 1. be a success The idea panned out • Hypernyms: ↑succeed, ↑win, ↑come through, ↑bring home the bacon, ↑deliver the goods • Verb Frames: Something s …

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  • 9pan out — 1) Bob s idea hadn t panned out Syn: succeed, be successful, work (out), turn out well, come to fruition 2) the deal panned out badly Syn: turn out, work out, end (up), come out, fall out, evolve; formal eventuate …

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  • 10ill turn — noun an act intended to help that turns out badly (Freq. 1) he did them a disservice • Syn: ↑disservice, ↑ill service • Ant: ↑service (for: ↑disservice) …

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