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 Mon Oct 25, 2004 14:52 pm To turn up |
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To turn up is a phrasal verb and it means to arrive.
To show up is another phrasal verb with similar meaning.
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| Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:07 am Save the day |
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| What does "save the day" mean? |
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| Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:08 am Save the day |
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| What does "save the day" mean? |
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| Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:22 am Save the day |
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Hi Tina,
This expression means that you do something that puts right all the problems that have happened before. Imagine if you like this situation: a young woman finds she can't get to the church to be married because all the roads are flooded and she can't get out of the house. The police hear about this problem and arrange for a helicopter to pick her up and take her to the church. In that way they have saved the day.
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| Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:40 pm Save the day |
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| Alan wrote: | | The police hear about this problem and arrange for a helicopter to pick her up and take her to the church. In that way they have saved the day. |
Try as I might, I just can't imagine the police doing such a thing in Spain, unless it was to save a life!!
| Quote: | | Despite all the problems and difficulties Charlie turned up at last minute and saved the day. |
'At the last minute' is what I normally say. Do you think the phrase is used with and without the article indistinctively or does one sound better than the other? Thank you. |
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| Thu Jul 10, 2008 16:04 pm What does "turned up" mean? |
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What would be the answer to Conchita's question ? "...at last minute..." or "...at the
last minute..."?
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