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Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSHe shall give his mind to turn up furrows, and his care is to give the kine fodder.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSThe dog stood with hanging head and tail, as if ashamed he had let so many of his enemies get away unharmed.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNNTurn not away thy face from thy neighbour, and of taking away a portion and not restoring.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSTurn we our backs to the cold gloomy north, to the wet windy west, to the dry parching east—on to the south!
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 60, NO. 372, OCTOBER 1846VARIOUSAcetone is derived from decomposition of diacetic acid, and this in turn from beta-oxybutyric acid by oxidation.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDFor better is the iniquity of a man, than a woman doing a good turn, and a woman bringing shame and reproach.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSIf now we turn to the higher aspects of form, such as symmetry and proportion, we encounter a difficulty.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYHe takes a turn up and down the room, looks at the music, and if the piece interests him, he will call upon you.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYThe Arab pricked his ears, swished his long and arched tail viciously, and showed the whites of his eyes.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYWORDS RELATED TO TURN TAIL
- abandon
- avoid
- back
- back away
- back down
- back off
- back out
- backtrack
- beat it
- cave in
- decamp
- depart
- disengage
- draw back
- ebb
- elude
- escape
- evacuate
- evade
- fall back
- fold
- give ground
- go
- go along with
- go back
- hand over
- hide
- keep aloof
- keep apart
- lay down
- leave
- move back
- opt out
- pull out
- quail
- quit
- recede
- recoil
- reel
- regress
- relinquish
- resign
- retire
- retrocede
- retrograde
- reverse
- run
- seclude oneself
- sequester
- shrink
- start back
- turn tail
- vacate
- withdraw
- abandons
- avoids
- back away
- back down
- back off
- back out
- backs
- backtracks
- beats it
- caves in
- decamps
- departs
- disengages
- draws back
- ebbs
- eludes
- escapes
- evacuates
- evades
- falls back
- folds
- gives ground
- goes
- goes along with
- goes back
- hands over
- hides
- keeps aloof
- keeps apart
- leaves
- lies down
- moves back
- opts out
- pulls out
- quails
- quits
- recedes
- recoils
- reels
- regresses
- relinquishes
- resigns
- retires
- retrocedes
- retrogrades
- reverses
- runs
- seclude oneself
- sequesters
- shrinks
- starts back
- turns tail
- vacates
- withdraws
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