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To be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Beethoven is probably turning in his grave at the way that rock group mangled his Ninth Symphony.
- The new scientific discovery about the gravitation particle could make Isaac Newton turn in his grave.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: roll in one's grave, roll over in one's grave, spin in one's grave
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, in, one's, grave.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Documented in English since 1801, perhaps from Jewish rabbinic tradition that the bones of Judah rolled about in his coffin for his shame during the Exodus.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
rodar en la seva tumba
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Chinese Mandarin:
某人的棺材板都壓不住了 /某人的棺材板都压不住了
(mǒurén de guāncaibǎn dōu yābùzhù le)
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Czech:
obracet se v hrobě
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Dutch:
zich omdraaien in zijn graaf
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Finnish:
kääntyä haudassaan
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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French:
se retourner dans sa tombe
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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German:
sich im Grabe umdrehen
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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German:
sich im Grab umdrehen
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Hungarian:
megfordul a sírjában
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Hungarian:
forog a sírjában
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Italian:
rigirarsi nella tomba
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Italian:
rivoltarsi nella tomba
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Italian:
girarsi nella tomba
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Lithuanian:
grabe apsisuktų
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Polish:
przewracać się w grobie
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Polish:
przewrócić się w grobie
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Portuguese:
girar-se na sua sepultura
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Portuguese:
revirar-se no túmulo
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Romanian:
se răsuci în mormânt
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Russian:
переверну́ться в гробу́
(perevernútʹsja v grobú)
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Spanish:
revolverse en su tumba
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Spanish:
revolcarse en su tumba
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Swedish:
vända sig i graven
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Swedish:
vända sig i sin grav
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Turkish:
mezarında ters dönmek
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
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Turkish:
kemikleri sızlamak
— be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased
