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turned one's coat

turned one's coat is the simple past and past participle of turn one's coat.

Meaning of turn one's coat

Verb

turn one's coat (third-person singular simple present turns one's coat, present participle turning one's coat, simple past and past participle turned one's coat)

  1. (idiomatic) To turn against a previous affiliation or allegiance.
    • To meet the exigence of the moment, a considerable army was raised under General Baillie, a Presbyterian officer of skill and fidelity, with whom was joined in command the celebrated Sir John Urrie, a soldier of fortune like Dalgetty, who had already changed sides twice during the Civil War, and...1819, Sir Walter Scott, A Legend of Montrose
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, coat.
    Synonyms:
    change sides, defect

Questions about turned one's coat

What is turned one's coat the simple past and past participle of?
Turned one's coat is the simple past and past participle of turn one's coat.

Words near turned one's coat in the dictionary

  1. turned on
  2. turned on its head
  3. turned on one's heel
  4. turned on the waterworks
  5. turned one's back
  6. turned one's coat
  7. turned one's color
  8. turned one's life around
  9. turned one's life upside down
  10. turned one's nose up
  11. turned one's world upside down

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