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turtle up
Language:
Meanings:
1.
United States
United Kingdom
Australia
Canada
informal
colloquial
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.
2.
United States
United Kingdom
informal
To hunker down or enter a state of inactivity or concealment, especially in order to wait out a difficult situation.
Examples:
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".
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.
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