"twists and turns" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1814, Mary Leadbeater, Elizabeth Shackleton, “Calculation”, in Tales for Cottagers, Dublin: John Cumming, page 24",
          "text": "The same ignorance and avarice which made him think the education of his children an useless expense, caused him to reject the advice of his friends to make a will, which would also be attended with a little expense; and there were so many twists and turns in the law he said, every one ought to keep clear of it […]",
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          "ref": "1909, Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter 21, in Anne of Avonlea",
          "text": "“What a romantic old lane this it,” said Diana, as they walked along its twists and turns.",
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          "ref": "1916, Eleanor H. Porter, chapter 11, in Just David",
          "text": "There was no question, of course, as to its final outcome, with six against one; but meanwhile the one was giving the six the surprise of their lives in the shape of well-dealt blows and skillful twists and turns that caused their own strength and weight to react upon themselves in a most astonishing fashion.",
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