"turn turtle : (intransitive) Especially of a boat or ship, or some other vehicle: to turn upside..."
“turn turtle : (intransitive) Especially of a boat or ship, or some other vehicle: to turn upside down.
(intransitive, figuratively) To fail; to go belly up.
(intransitive, surfing) To roll upside down with one’s surfboard (usually a longboard) to allow a wave, especially a wave that has already broken, to pass over.
(intransitive, historical) To capture a turtle by turning it on to its back.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles premiered as comic book characters this month 35 years ago in 1984.”
- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/turn_turtle#English
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(intransitive, figuratively) To fail; to go belly up.
(intransitive, surfing) To roll upside down with one’s surfboard (usually a longboard) to allow a wave, especially a wave that has already broken, to pass over.
(intransitive, historical) To capture a turtle by turning it on to its back.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles premiered as comic book characters this month 35 years ago in 1984.”
- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/turn_turtle#English
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