turn turtle
Example Sentences
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The San Martin, losing steerage way, was rolling horribly in the trough of the sea; any instant she might turn turtle.
From The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
They knew not the instant the Kansas might lift again and turn turtle, yet they did not dream of deviating a hair's breadth from their duties.
From The Captain of the Kansas by Tracy, Louis
At any moment the West Barbican might turn turtle.
From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
For one giddy moment Mr. A. Bubble appeared to be uncertain whether to turn turtle or go on the way he was headed.
From The Automobile Girls at Chicago or, Winning Out Against Heavy Odds by Crane, Laura Dent
She careened so badly that the girls shrieked and Malcolm himself thought she would turn turtle.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis
