- turn someone's water off
- turn someone's water off†Sl. to deflate someone; to silence someone. •
He said you were stupid, huh? Well, I guess that turns your water off!
•That really turned off her water.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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turn someone’s water off — tv. to deflate someone; to silence someone. □ He said you were stupid, huh? Well, I guess that turns your water off! CD That really turned off her water … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
turn — [tʉrn] vt. [ME turnen < OE turnian & OFr turner, tourner, both < L tornare, to turn in a lathe, turn < tornus, lathe < Gr tornos, lathe, carpenter s compasses, akin to terein, to bore through: for IE base see THROW] I to cause to… … English World dictionary
turn off — {v.} 1. To stop by turning a knob or handle or by working a switch; to cause to be off. * /He turned the water off./ * /He turned off the light./ 2. To leave by turning right or left onto another way./ * /Turn off the highway at exit 5./ * /The… … Dictionary of American idioms
turn off — {v.} 1. To stop by turning a knob or handle or by working a switch; to cause to be off. * /He turned the water off./ * /He turned off the light./ 2. To leave by turning right or left onto another way./ * /Turn off the highway at exit 5./ * /The… … Dictionary of American idioms
turn — 1 verb CHANGE DIRECTION/POSITION 1 a) YOUR BODY (I) to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction: Ricky turned and walked away. (+ around/round/away etc): I turned around quickly to see if someone was following. | Dan turned … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
turn — turn1 W1S1 [tə:n US tə:rn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(your body)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(direction)¦ 4¦(move around central point)¦ 5¦(change)¦ 6¦(attention/thoughts)¦ 7 turn your back (on somebody/something) 8¦(age/time)¦ 9 turn something inside out … Dictionary of contemporary English
turn — turn1 [ tɜrn ] verb *** ▸ 1 change position ▸ 2 change direction ▸ 3 make circular movement ▸ 4 do/become something else ▸ 5 become particular age ▸ 6 move page to other side ▸ 7 about stomach ▸ 8 milk: become sour ▸ 9 affect game/fight ▸ 10… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
turn on — verb 1. cause to operate by flipping a switch (Freq. 12) switch on the light turn on the stereo • Syn: ↑switch on • Ant: ↑switch off (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
turn off — phrasal verb Word forms turn off : present tense I/you/we/they turn off he/she/it turns off present participle turning off past tense turned off past participle turned off 1) a) [transitive] to stop a piece of equipment working temporarily by… … English dictionary
turn off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you turn off the road or path you are going along, you start going along a different road or path which leads away from it. [V P n (not pron)] The truck turned off the main road along the gravelly track which led to the farm … English dictionary
water — wa|ter1 [ wɔtər ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the clear liquid that falls as rain and is used for things such as drinking and washing: Soldiers were able to get food and water across the border. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water. Just add… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
