serve the turn: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To be sufficient or adequate for a particular purpose; to do the job required in a given situation.
Examples
BetaThis old laptop still serves the turn for basic web browsing and emails.
This old laptop still serves the turn for basic web browsing and emails.
When we ran out of fresh vegetables, canned goods served the turn just fine for dinner.
When we ran out of fresh vegetables, canned goods served the turn just fine for dinner.
If you don’t have a hammer, a heavy book might serve the turn for flattening the papers.
If you don’t have a hammer, a heavy book might serve the turn for flattening the papers.
Examples:
- EN: my hand will serve the turn. My youth can better spare my blood than you, and therefore mine shall save my brothers' lives. Which of your hands hath not defended Rome and reared aloft the bloody battle-axe, writing destruction on the enemy's castle?ES: En el invierno fundiré tus nieves con mis abrasadoras lágrimas y mantendré el verdor en tu superficie si rehúsas beber la sangre de mis amados hijos.
- EN: My hand will serve the turn.ES: Mi mano servirá.
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Source: Wiktionary