✳When we say someone is “rolling in their grave” or “turning in their grave, ” we’re expressing the belief that the actions or words of someone in the present conflict so much with what someone who has died would want that they’re rolling around in their grave in an effort to get out and correct them. ... [مشاهده متن کامل]
People using this phrase don’t literally believe someone is trying to escape from their coffin. The phrase simply conjures up an image that matches the sentiment. There are many reasons you might say someone is rolling in their grave. The following are a few examples. ✳✳ UK ( US turn/roll over in your grave ) If you say that a dead person would turn in their grave, you mean that they would be very angry or upset about something: She'd turn in her grave if she knew what he was spending his inheritance on. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming angry and expressing anger. ✳✳✳ Turning In His Grave A metaphor used to describe a dead person, meaning they would be very angry or upset about something ( if they were alive ) “You did something so bad under his name, I bet Michael Jackson is turning in his grave” “I’ll smack you so hard, your dad will start turning in his grave. ” Her ancestors are rolling in their graves : تن اجدادش توی گور میلرزه
