turtle up: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    United StatesUnited KingdomAustraliaCanadainformalcolloquial
    • To withdraw from social interaction or public engagement and adopt a defensive, retracted posture; to figuratively draw into one's shell.
    • To become quiet, uncommunicative, or evasive, often to avoid confrontation or scrutiny.

    Examples

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    • After the heated argument at work, Tom decided to turtle up and avoid socializing for a few days.

      Después de la acalorada discusión en el trabajo, Tom decidió encerrarse y evitar socializar por unos días.

    • She tends to turtle up whenever she feels overwhelmed by too many questions.

      Ella tiende a retraerse cuando se siente abrumada por demasiadas preguntas.

    • Rather than confront the criticism, he just turtles up and stops responding to emails.

      En lugar de enfrentar la crítica, simplemente se encierra y deja de responder correos electrónicos.

  • 2.

    United StatesUnited Kingdominformal
    • To hunker down or enter a state of inactivity or concealment, especially in order to wait out a difficult situation.

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    • With the storm approaching, the campers decided to turtle up inside their tents until it passed.

      Con la tormenta acercándose, los campistas decidieron refugiarse dentro de sus tiendas hasta que pasara.

    • The company is turtling up financially until the market recovers from this downturn.

      La empresa se está resguardando financieramente hasta que el mercado se recupere de esta recesión.

    • We should turtle up and wait for the situation to improve before making any big moves.

      Deberíamos encerrarnos y esperar a que la situación mejore antes de tomar grandes decisiones.

Examples:

  • EN: "Hang the turtle up by its hind legs and before it can draw in its neck, cut off its head. "
    ES: "Agarra a la tortuga de las patas traseras y antes de que esconda su cuello, córtale la cabeza".
  • EN: Donnie, can you hook a turtle up?
    ES: Donnie, ¿Puedes hacerlos?
  • EN: Come on, Leo, hook a turtle up.
    ES: Vamos, Leo, ayuda a una tortuga.
  • EN: He'd be better off dressing a turtle up like David Bowie and throwing him into a pool full of milk. Will that create jobs?
    ES: Sería mejor si disfrazara a una tortuga de David Bowie, y lanzándolo a una cuba llena de leche. ¿Eso creará empleos?
  • EN: It might be time to turtle up, Travis.
    ES: Puede que sea hora de volverse loco, Travis.
    ID: Mungkin ini waktunya bersembunyi, Travis.
  • EN: [The person to put the real turtle up on the reader at the final location is the winner]
    ID: [Orang menempatkan penyu asli di atas alat pemindai di lokasi akhir adalah pemenangnya]
  • EN: Don't you turtle up on me now, Bubba.
    ID: Jangan merunduk sekarang, Bubba.
  • EN: The mountain in the far right actually looks like a sea turtle up close.
    TE: Moskva నది ఒక ఫ్లాట్ ఎడమ బ్యాంకు తో పోలిస్తే కుడి అది పర్వత నిజంగా పోలి ఉంటుంది.
  • EN: Also, make sure not to be too hard on them and cause them to turtle up and retreat.
    TE: అలాగే, రెగ్యులర్ ఫ్రైయింగ్ కోసం మీరు లాగా ముంచవద్దు మరియు జాగ్రత్తగా దాన్ని తిప్పండి.
  • EN: "Hang the turtle up by its hind legs and before it can draw in its neck, cut off its head. "
    ES: "Agarra a la tortuga de las patas traseras y antes de que esconda su cuello, córtale la cabeza".

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