turn one's coat
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turn one's coat
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From the practice of turning one's uniform coat inside out in order to hide the colors reflecting one's allegiance.
verb turns one's coat · turning one's coat · turned one's coat · turn coat
- To turn against a previous affiliation or allegiance. To meet the exigence of the moment, a considerable army was raised under General Baillie, a Presbyterian officer of skill and fidelity, with whom was joined in command the celebrated Sir John Urrie, a soldier of fortune like Dalgetty, who had already changed sides twice during the Civil War, and was
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, coat.
Similar: change sides, defect
Translations
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verb to turn against a previous affiliation of allegiance
| Português | virar a casaca |
|---|---|
| Français | retourner sa veste, tourner casaque |
| Русский | переметну́ться peremetnútʹsja |
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