call the turn
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New Dealers Pearson & Allen began at $25 a week apiece, were soon cozy enough with the Democrats to call the turn of New Deal cards.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nixon has often called diplomacy his "strong suit," the field in which he will "call the turn," and does not need another John Foster Dulles.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many critics call the turn by glibly referring to The Sea Gull as a tragedy of frustration.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I'll bet I can call the turn, eh, Jack?"
From L.P.M. : the end of the Great War by J. Stewart (John Stewart) Barney
"There now is a way by which we can call the turn on him, and get proof of his co-operation with Kilgore and his gang."
From With Links of Steel by Nicholas Carter
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