turn-up for the book
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "Well I never, all these plenums! What a turn-up for the book, eh?"
- "When examined and identified, the jewelry in the nosebag was found to be loot from the Dog Man jobs; almost all the rings, brooches and watches which the man had stolen in Granchester. This 'turn-up for the book' eased matters considerably in the C.I.D."
- "“Well! That's a turn-up for the book,” Jim said when Richard told him of the latest mystery."