turn-up for the book
turn-up for the book is the alternative form of turn up for the book.
Meaning of turn up for the book
Noun
turn up for the book (plural (rare) turn ups for the book)
- A very unexpected, usually pleasant, surprise.
- Her mother kept well away from us, which was a turn up for the book, and for the time being at any rate, I was a model husband.1987, Edward Dryhurst, Gilt Off the Gingerbread, →OCLC
Forms of turn-up for the book
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Questions about turn-up for the book
- What is turn-up for the book the alternative form of?
- Turn-up for the book is the alternative form of turn up for the book.
Words near turn-up for the book in the dictionary
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