Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turn up for the books

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables: turn up -for the -books
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of turn up for the book.

Example Sentences

"What a turn up for the books. Monty; dead. She couldn't deny that he'd been a pain in the arse sometimes, pompous and pedantic, but then, that was a byproduct of his job and she knew that he'd loved Sharon and their children."
"Well, this is a turn up for the books . . . After weeks of 'Tobias, I want you', 'Tobias, I need you' you just want to call it a day?"
"It was still reasonably early when I'd been fed and watered so I headed back to the hotel and, low and behold, here was another turn up for the books. About fifty metres ahead of me was another of Jan's cronies."

Inflected Forms

turn ups for the books (plural)

Questions

What does turn up for the books mean?: Alternative form of turn up for the book.

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