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turn in your grave — turn in (your) grave British, American & Australian, American if you say that a dead person would turn in their grave, you mean that they would be very angry or upset about something if they knew. She d turn in her grave if she knew what he was… … New idioms dictionary
turn in his grave — turn in his/her ˈgrave idiom (BrE) (NAmE roll in his/her ˈgrave) (of a person who is dead) likely to be very shocked or angry • My father would turn in his grave if he knew … Useful english dictionary
roll in her grave — turn in his/her ˈgrave idiom (BrE) (NAmE roll in his/her ˈgrave) (of a person who is dead) likely to be very shocked or angry • My father would turn in his grave if he knew … Useful english dictionary
turn in grave — turn in (your) grave British, American & Australian, American if you say that a dead person would turn in their grave, you mean that they would be very angry or upset about something if they knew. She d turn in her grave if she knew what he was… … New idioms dictionary
make someone turn over in his or her grave — idi make someone turn over in his or her grave, to do something that would have been unthinkably offensive to a specified person now dead … From formal English to slang
Grave Digger (comics) — Grave Digger is a fictional character from the comic Gold Digger , a distinct alter ego caused by the curse which created Brianna Diggers.When Brianna Diggers was originally created, the curse which Gina and Brittany Diggers had been attempting… … Wikipedia
grave — grave1 [grāv] adj. graver, gravest [Fr < L gravis, heavy, weighty < IE base * gwer , heavy, mill > QUERN, Gr barys, heavy, Sans gurúh, grave] 1. a) requiring serious thought; important; weighty [grave doubts] b) not light or tri … English World dictionary
turn — 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 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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
