turn one’s toes up

turn one’s toes up
tv. to die.
I’m too young to turn my toes up. CD The cat turned up its toes right after church. Ah, the power of prayer.

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  • turn up one's toes — {v. phr.}, {slang} To die. * /One morning the children found that their pet mouse had turned up his toes, so they had a funeral for him./ Compare: PUSH UP THE DAISIES …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • turn up one's toes — {v. phr.}, {slang} To die. * /One morning the children found that their pet mouse had turned up his toes, so they had a funeral for him./ Compare: PUSH UP THE DAISIES …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • turn up one's toes to the daisies — If someone has turned up their toes to the daisies, it means that the person died …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • turn up one's toes — ► turn up one s toes informal die. Main Entry: ↑toe …   English terms dictionary

  • turn up one's toes — phrasal slang : die * * * turn up one s toes (informal) To die • • • Main Entry: ↑toe …   Useful english dictionary

  • To turn one's coat — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To turn one's goods — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To turn one's hand to — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To turn one's money — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • turn\ up\ one's\ toes — v. phr. slang To die. One morning the children found that their pet mouse had turned up his toes, so they had a funeral for him. Compare: push up the daisies …   Словарь американских идиом

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