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 #2 (permalink) Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:23 am the meaning of -turn up |
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Good morning Mint.
Turn up, has a few meanings depending on the context.
To turn up -------------------- To make an appearance.
To turn up---------------------To show the face side of a playing card when gambling.
Turn-up------------------------Is the folded back portion of a trouser leg.
" What a turn-up!" is a phrase often used to express surprise, at an unexpected happening.
I'm sure that there are many other uses, but these will give you a general idea of its usage.
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| #3 (permalink) Sat Jun 06, 2009 19:56 pm the meaning of -turn up |
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| Kitosdad wrote: |
| " What a turn-up!" is a phrase often used to express surprise, at an unexpected happening. |
That may be often heard in the UK, Kitosdad, but I have never heard that expression used on the American side of the pond.
The equivalent expression over here appears to be "That's one for the books!"
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| #4 (permalink) Sat Jun 06, 2009 20:12 pm the meaning of -turn up |
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Hi,
The expression in full is : 'That's a turn up for the books', which seems to connect with the other expression above.
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| #5 (permalink) Sat Jun 06, 2009 20:54 pm the meaning of -turn up |
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| That's funny, Esl_Expert. I was left with the impression this phrase is widely used in the States. |
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| #6 (permalink) Sat Jun 06, 2009 21:07 pm the meaning of -turn up |
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I live under the impression that we here use 'turn-out' far more often than 'turn-up'.
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| #7 (permalink) Sat Jun 06, 2009 21:09 pm the meaning of -turn up |
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| Hmm, I get the feeling they are slightly different. Am I wrong? |
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| #8 (permalink) Sat Jun 06, 2009 21:11 pm the meaning of -turn up |
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| SkiIucK wrote: |
| Hmm, I get the feeling they are slightly different. Am I wrong? |
The Irish are not all that hung up on copying the English correctly. There are some phrases they use differently. :D
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| #9 (permalink) Sat Jun 06, 2009 21:35 pm the meaning of -turn up |
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| SkiIucK wrote: |
| That's funny, Esl_Expert. I was left with the impression this phrase is widely used in the States. |
I certainly hope it wasn't me who left you with that impression, SkiIuck. :shock: :lol:
Please keep in mind that my comment referred only to the expression "What a turn-up!" and the meaning Kitosdad described for that one expression. That is not an expression I have heard here. There are various ways of using the words "turn up", but the expression "What a turn-up!" may well be pretty exclusive to the UK. It would be interesting to find out whether the Aussies know and/or use it.
I would understand "a turn-out" to be the number of people who come out for a particular purpose (or who attend something), for example.
Depending on the broader context, saying "What a turn-out!" could refer to either a surprisingly high OR a surprisingly low number of people.
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