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turn ups for the book

turn ups for the book is the plural 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

Questions about turn ups for the book

What is turn ups for the book the plural of?
Turn ups for the book is the plural of turn up for the book.

Words near turn ups for the book in the dictionary

  1. turn up the heat
  2. turn up the volume on
  3. turn up trumps
  4. turn upon
  5. turn ups
  6. turn ups for the book
  7. turn ups for the books
  8. turn upside down
  9. turn with every wind
  10. turn'd
  11. turn-about

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