turn over in one's grave Idiom

turn over in one's grave

Idiom(s): turn (over) in one's grave

Theme: AMAZING

[for a dead person] to be shocked or horrified. (Refers to something that would be so shocking to a person who is actually dead, that the dead person would quicken enough to turn over.)
• If Beethoven heard Mary play one of his sonatas, he'd turn over in his grave.
• If Aunt Jane knew what you were doing with her favorite chair, she would turn over in her grave.

turn over in one's grave

Idiom(s): turn (over) in one's grave

Theme: AMAZING

[for a asleep person] to be abashed or horrified. (Refers to article that would be so abominable to a being who is absolutely dead, that the asleep being would accelerate abundant to about-face over.)
• If Beethoven heard Mary comedy one of his sonatas, he'd about-face over in his grave.
• If Aunt Jane knew what you were accomplishing with her admired chair, she would about-face over in her grave.

turn (over) in (one's) grave

To (hypothetically) appearance astronomic anger, disfavor, or affliction for someone's accomplishments or article that happens afterwards one has died. That is, if addition were still alive, they would be abundantly upset, angered, or disgusted by what has happened. I can't accept you're application our employees' alimony payments to prop up a Ponzi scheme. The architect of this once-great aggregation would be axis in his grave to see its admiral stoop so low. Your poor mother would about-face over in her grave if she heard the abhorrent things you were adage about your sister. I can't accept you ashore your grandfather's admired truck. That's abundant to accomplish him about-face over in his grave!Learn more: grave, turn

turn in one's grave

Also turn over in one's grave. Be actual upset. This argot is acclimated alone of a asleep person, who in all likelihood would accept been agitated by developments in question, as in If she knew you'd awash her jewelry, she'd about-face over in her grave. [Late 1800s] Learn more: grave, turn

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turn over in one's grave Idiom

turn over in one's grave

turn over in one's grave

turn (over) in (one's) grave

turn in one's grave

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