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English
Noun
twists and turns pl (plural only)
- Abrupt changes in direction or orientation (often used figuratively).
1814, Mary Leadbeater, Elizabeth Shackleton, “Calculation”, in Tales for Cottagers, Dublin: John Cumming, page 24:The same ignorance and avarice which made him think the education of his children an useless expense, caused him to reject the advice of his friends to make a will, which would also be attended with a little expense; and there were so many twists and turns in the law he said, every one ought to keep clear of it […]
1916, Eleanor H. Porter, chapter 11, in Just David:There was no question, of course, as to its final outcome, with six against one; but meanwhile the one was giving the six the surprise of their lives in the shape of well-dealt blows and skillful twists and turns that caused their own strength and weight to react upon themselves in a most astonishing fashion.
1945 July 9, “On to Berlin”, in Time:The twists and turns of U.S. policy, which once bewildered our allies as well as our enemies, can be expected to straighten out into a more surely predictable course.
Verb
twists and turns
- third-person singular simple present indicative of twist and turn