call the turn
Example Sentences
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Many critics call the turn by glibly referring to The Sea Gull as a tragedy of frustration.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nixon has often called diplomacy his "strong suit," the field in which he will "call the turn," and does not need another John Foster Dulles.
From Time Magazine Archive
New Dealers Pearson & Allen began at $25 a week apiece, were soon cozy enough with the Democrats to call the turn of New Deal cards.
From Time Magazine Archive
There's no accounting for the way some things come about—and it's pretty hard to call the turn of the card when Dame Fortune deals the bank.
From The Night Operator by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)
"I'll bet I can call the turn, eh, Jack?"
From L.P.M. : the end of the Great War by Barney, J. Stewart (John Stewart)
