"turn up for the books" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: turn ups for the books [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|turn ups for the books}} turn up for the books (plural turn ups for the books)
  1. Alternative form of turn up for the book Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: turn up for the book
    Sense id: en-turn_up_for_the_books-en-noun-tUczzr32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2011, Lee Martin, The Lipstick Killers, →ISBN:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2012, Hannah Richell, The Secrets of the Tides, →ISBN, page 394:",
          "text": "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?",
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          "ref": "2014, Alfie Robins, Just Whistle, →ISBN:",
          "text": "It 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.",
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