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turn up for the books

turn up for the books 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)

  1. (idiomatic) 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 books

pluralturn ups for the books

Questions about turn up for the books

What is turn up for the books the alternative form of?
Turn up for the books is the alternative form of turn up for the book.

Words near turn up for the books in the dictionary

  1. turn turtle
  2. turn two
  3. turn under
  4. turn up
  5. turn up for the book
  6. turn up for the books
  7. turn up missing
  8. turn up one's nose
  9. turn up one's toes
  10. turn up the heat
  11. turn up the volume on

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