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turn up
verb
(intr) to arrive or appear
he turned up late at the party
to find or be found, esp by accident
his book turned up in the cupboard
(tr) to increase the flow, volume, etc, of
to turn up the radio
informal(tr) to cause to vomit
noun
US and Canadian name: cuff.(often plural) the turned-up fold at the bottom of some trouser legs
informalan unexpected or chance occurrence
Idioms and Phrases
Increase the volume, speed, intensity, or flow of, as in Turn up the air conditioning; it's too hot in here . [Late 1800s]
Find or be found, as in She turned up the missing papers , or Your coat turned up in the closet .
Appear, arrive, as in His name turns up in the newspaper now and then , or Some old friends turned up unexpectedly . [c. 1700] This usage gave rise to turn up like a bad penny , meaning that something unwanted constantly reappears, as in Ken turns up like a bad penny whenever there's free liquor. Bad here alludes to a counterfeit coin.
Fold or be capable of being folded, as in I'll just turn up the hem , or He preferred cuffs that turn up . [c. 1600]
Happen unexpectedly, as in Something turned up so I couldn't go to the play . Also see the following idioms beginning with turn up .
Example Sentences
About 100 people turned up at an anti-racism protest in west Belfast, which passed off peacefully.
Around 100 people turn up at an anti-racism protest in west Belfast, which passes off peacefully.
"It was a bit strange when we first turned up, I've said some really horrible things to a few of them on the pitch," Genge tells the Rugby Union Weekly podcast.
“We were meeting at a restaurant and she wound up turning up almost a full hour late,” the actor said in 2021 on “Access Hollywood.”
Several thousand people turned up at a place known locally as Ken's car park.
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