worm turns, the

the worm turns

Even quiet, submissive people will get angry and retaliate if you continue to agitate or oppress them. Sweet little Thomas is going to snap at you if you keep bugging him—the worm turns eventually. A: "Geez, Janice just totally humiliated her boss in front of everyone." B: "The worm turns, I guess. The dictatorship's killing of the beloved political rebel has stoked the flames of insurrection in the population. Now the worm turns.

worm turns, the

Also, the worm has turned. Even a very tolerant person will one day lose patience. For example, He bullied his assistant for years, but one day the worm turned and he walked out without notice, taking along his best clients . This expression comes from the proverb Tread on a worm and it will turn, first recorded in John Heywood's 1546 collection.

the ˌworm ˈturns

(informal) even a patient, calm person will get angry if they are repeatedly badly treated: He’s often rude to his secretary and she doesn’t say anything — but one day the worm will turn.

worm turns, the

The loser becomes a winner. The expression comes from an old proverb, tread on a worm and it will turn, meaning that the lowliest individual will resent being treated badly. It appeared in John Heywood’s 1546 proverb collection and was repeated by Shakespeare. Robert Browning used it in Mr. Sludge (1864): “Tread on a worm, it turns, sir! If I turn, Your fault!”

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释义	worm turns, the the worm turns Even quiet, submissive people will get angry and retaliate if you continue to agitate or oppress them. Sweet little Thomas is going to snap at you if you keep bugging him—the worm turns eventually. A: "Geez, Janice just totally humiliated her boss in front of everyone." B: "The worm turns, I guess. The dictatorship's killing of the beloved political rebel has stoked the flames of insurrection in the population. Now the worm turns. See also: turn, worm Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. worm turns, the Also, the worm has turned. Even a very tolerant person will one day lose patience. For example, He bullied his assistant for years, but one day the worm turned and he walked out without notice, taking along his best clients . This expression comes from the proverb Tread on a worm and it will turn, first recorded in John Heywood's 1546 collection. See also: worm The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. the ˌworm ˈturns (informal) even a patient, calm person will get angry if they are repeatedly badly treated: He’s often rude to his secretary and she doesn’t say anything — but one day the worm will turn. See also: turn, worm Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary worm turns, the The loser becomes a winner. The expression comes from an old proverb, tread on a worm and it will turn, meaning that the lowliest individual will resent being treated badly. It appeared in John Heywood’s 1546 proverb collection and was repeated by Shakespeare. Robert Browning used it in Mr. Sludge (1864): “Tread on a worm, it turns, sir! If I turn, Your fault!” See also: worm The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: the worm turns (even) a worm will turn a worm will turn Even a worm will turn worm turned the worm (has) turned the worm has turned be a snap it's a snap Snap to it!
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