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[turn the clock back]{v. phr.} To return to an earlier period. •/Mother wished she could turn the clock back to the days before the children grew up and left home./ •/Will repealing the minimum wage for workers under age eighteen turn the clock back to the abuses of the last century?/

[turn the other cheek]{v. phr.} To let someone do something to you and not to do it in return; not hit back when hit; be patient when injured or insulted by someone; not try to get even. •/Joe turned the other cheek when he was hit with a snowball./

[turn the scales]{v. phr.} To affect the balance in favor of one party or group against the other. •/It could well be that the speech he made turned the scales in their favor./

[turn the tables]{v. phr.} To make something happen just the opposite of how it is supposed to happen. •/The boys turned the tables on John when they took his squirt gun away and squirted him./

[turn the tide]{v. phr.} To change what looks like defeat into victory. •/We were losing the game until Jack got there. His coming turned the tide for us, and we won./ Compare: TIP THE SCALES.

[turn the trick]{v. phr.}, {informal} To bring about the result you want; succeed in what you plan to do. •/Jerry wanted to win both the swimming and diving contests, but he couldn’t quite turn the trick./ Compare: DO THE TRICK.

[turn thumbs down]{v. phr.} To disapprove or reject; say no. — Usually used with "on". •/The company turned thumbs down on Mr. Smith’s sales plan./ •/The men turned thumbs down on a strike at that time./

[turn to]{v.} To begin working with much energy. •/All the boys turned to and cleaned the cabin in a few minutes./ •/Mary turned to and studied for the test./ Syn.: FALL TO.

[turn turtle]{v. phr.} To turn upside down. •/The car skidded on the ice and turned turtle./

[turn up]{v.} 1. To find; discover. •/The police searched the house hoping to turn up more clues./ 2. To appear or be found suddenly or unexpectedly. •/The missing boy turned up an hour later./ •/A man without training works at whatever jobs turn up./ Compare: SHOW UP(3).

[turn up one’s nose at]{v. phr.} To refuse as not being good enough for you. •/He thinks he should only get steak, and he turns up his nose at hamburger./

[turn up one’s toes]{v. phr.}, {slang} To die. •/One morning the children found that their pet mouse had turned up his toes, so they had a funeral for him./ Compare: PUSH UP THE DAISIES.

[turtle] See: TURN TURTLE.

[tut-tut]{interj.}, {informal} Used to express mild disapproval. •/"Tut-tut," said the teacher. "You shouldn’t cross the street without looking."/ •/Tut-tut, put that piece of candy back. You’ve already had three pieces./

[twice] See: BIG AS LIFE(2), LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE, THINK TWICE, ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY and BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE.

[twice as natural] See: BIG AS LIFE or BIG AS LIFE AND TWICE AS NATURAL.

[twiddle one’s thumbs]{v. phr.} To do nothing; be idle. •/I’d rather work than stand around here twiddling my thumbs./