turn turtle
Example Sentences
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It would never have been believed two years ago that ships like the Cressy, Aboukir, and Hogue would turn turtle a few minutes after a single blow from a torpedo.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)
She careened so badly that the girls shrieked and Malcolm himself thought she would turn turtle.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis
The same terrific force gave the steamer a lurch, and she threatened to turn turtle.
From The Boys of the Wireless by Webster, Frank V.
Herein lay real danger, for if the deck-load of ashes grew too heavy the Bear might turn turtle.
From The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis
For one giddy moment Mr. A. Bubble appeared to be uncertain whether to turn turtle or go on the way he was headed.
From The Automobile Girls at Chicago or, Winning Out Against Heavy Odds by Crane, Laura Dent
