turn turtle

Example Sentences

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“Everything turned turtle within a few hours,” he said.

From New York Times

There are baths too deep to get out of, so you have to turn turtle and push yourself up and out.

From BBC

The Recreation turned turtle, casting some passengers into the water.

From Washington Post

Before the world economy turned turtle in 2008, the European Union presented an attractive face to the world.

From Economist

The little craft came within an ace of being capsized, and nothing but the skill of the older man saved her from turning turtle.

From Project Gutenberg