turn turtle
To capture a turtle by turning it onto its back.
Before Noon, the next Day, I sent off the Master, Mr. Aikin, and a Party to the Island, victualled for a week, to turn Turtle. The Evening brought us light breezes with fine pleasa
turtle
/ˈtɜːtl̩/
noun 7verb 5name 4
Collocations
4ADJ.
appropriate, cute, full, great, illegal, left, little, live
The illegal turtle trade has destroyed populations across Southeast Asia.
VERB + TURTLE
ate, buy, found, helped, like, looked, pet, stole
I found a turtle crossing the road yesterday and helped it to safety.
TURTLE + NOUN
doves, eggs, home, mary, mom, mother, purposes, she's
My pet turtle laid eggs in the sand last summer.
PREP.
in, on
The old turtle sat on a rock basking in the warm afternoon sun.
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