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on the turf

on the turf prepositional phrase: synonym of on the game (“working as a prostitute”).

Prepositional phrase

  1. (euphemistic, slang) Synonym of on the game (“working as a prostitute”).
    • Are you sorry for the one who put you on the turf?2013, David Bradshaw, Rachel Potter, Prudes on the Prowl, page 130
    • And this in turn will surely not only cost her her job, but possibly also land her in jail or, at the best, put her out on the turf as a prostitute.2016, Margot Norris, The Value of James Joyce, page 16
    Synonyms:
    on the game

Synonyms of on the turf

Questions about on the turf

What does on the turf mean?
On the turf means synonym of on the game (“working as a prostitute”).
What part of speech is on the turf?
On the turf is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the turf in the dictionary

  1. on the tip of one's tongue
  2. on the tools
  3. on the toss of a coin
  4. on the town
  5. on the trot
  6. on the turf
  7. on the turn
  8. on the turps
  9. on the up
  10. on the up and up
  11. on the up-and-up

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