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turn turtle Fig. to turn upside down. (See also turn belly up.) The sailboat turned turtle, but the sailors only got wet. The car ran off the road and turned turtle in the ditch. See also: turn turn turtle if a boat turns turtle, it turns upside down in the water We lost all our diving gear when the boat turned turtle just off the shore. See also: turn How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Moreover, it is strictly true that most ships will sail without ballast for some little time before they turn turtle upon the crew. "They see," he went on, "that no matter what they do this tight little island won't turn turtle with them or spring a leak and go to the bottom with their wives and children. |
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