sb would turn in their grave used to say that someone who is dead would strongly disapprove of something happening now某人于九泉之下不得安宁〔表示某人在九泉之下也不会赞成〕:•The way Bill plays that piece would have Mozart turning in his grave.比尔把那首曲子演奏得令莫扎特在九泉之下都不得安宁。⇒dig your own grave at DIG¹ (8)⇒from(the) cradle to (the) grave at CRADLE¹ (3)⇒have one foot in the grave at FOOT¹ (24)⇒silent as the grave at SILENT(3)⇒a watery grave at WATERY(4) |