Meanings
plural turn ups for the books
- alternativeAlternative form of turn up for the book.
Well, this is a turn up for the books . . . After weeks of 'Tobias, I want you', 'Tobias, I need you' you just want to call it a day?
2012, Hannah Richell, The Secrets of the Tides, →ISBN, page 3942 more examples
What a turn up for the books. Monty; dead. She couldn't deny that he'd been a pain in the arse sometimes, pompous and pedantic, but then, that was a byproduct of his job and she knew that he'd loved Sharon and their children.
2011, Lee Martin, The Lipstick Killers, →ISBNIt was still reasonably early when I'd been fed and watered so I headed back to the hotel and, low and behold, here was another turn up for the books. About fifty metres ahead of me was another of Jan's cronies.
2014, Alfie Robins, Just Whistle, →ISBN
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