someone would turn in their grave

someone would turn in their grave
someone would turn in their grave spoken phrase
used for saying that someone who is now dead would be very surprised or sad about something that is happening if they could see it
Thesaurus: death and general words relating to deathsynonym
Main entry: grave

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • turn — 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • grave — ♦♦♦ graves, graver, gravest (Pronounced [[t]gre͟ɪv[/t]], except for meaning 5, when it is pronounced [[t]grɑ͟ːv[/t]].) 1) N COUNT A grave is a place where a dead person is buried. They used to visit her grave twice a year. 2) N COUNT: oft to N,… …   English dictionary

  • grave — grave1 [greıv] n [: Old English; Origin: grAf] 1.) the place in the ground where a dead body is buried →↑tomb ▪ At the head of the grave there was a small wooden cross. 2.) the grave literary death ▪ He took that secret to the grave …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • grave — grave1 [ greıv ] noun count ** 1. ) the place where a dead body is buried in a deep hole in the ground. A tomb is a structure above the ground that contains a dead body: He s never even visited his mother s grave. 2. ) the grave LITERARY death:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • grave — 1 noun (C) 1 the place in the ground where a dead body is buried compare tomb 2 the grave especially literary death: Had his spirit returned from the grave to haunt them? 3 sb would turn/spin in their grave used to say that someone who is dead… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

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