| 词汇 | turn-up for the books |
| 释义 | turn-up for the books ⇨ turn-up for the books; turn-upnoun an unexpected happening, usually positive. Originally racecourse and gambling use UK, 1873a turn-up for the book(s)A remarkable, unusual, and unexpected event, occurrence, or piece of news. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Mr Literature Snob reading a trashy romance novel? Now that's a turn-up for the books! A: "After the concert, I ran into the singer at a pub down the road from the venue. It turns out his mother went to the same school as mine!" B: "Wow, there's a turn-up for the book!" a turn-up for the booksBRITISH, INFORMALIf you say that something is a turn-up for the books, you mean that it is very surprising, and usually pleasing. Pullman's victory is not quite the turn-up for the books that it appears to be. He left an estate valued at £1,215,433 net. Really quite a turn-up for the books. Note: You can also just say that something is a turn-up. Suddenly, I found myself unable to hurt animals. This came as something of a turn-up. I had loved shooting since the age of 12. Note: The reference here is to a horse that unexpectedly wins a race. The `books' are the bookmakers' records of the bets taken on the race. a turn-up for the booka completely unexpected event or occurrence; a surprise.In this expression, turn-up refers to the turning up or over of a particular card in a game, while the book in question is one kept by a bookie to record bets made on a race. a ˌturn-up for the ˈbook(s)(British English, informal) an unusual or unexpected event: Everyone thought John would win, so when Richard won it was a real turn-up for the books.This expression comes from gambling. A turn-up was a horse, etc. that won unexpectedly, to the benefit of bookmakers, and books are the records of bets. |
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