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turns one's coat

turns one's coat is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 turns one's coat

What is turns one's coat the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Turns one's coat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn one's coat.

Words near turns one's coat in the dictionary

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

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