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The Worm Has Turned

So after declaring that the "worm had turned" in a recent game of pinochle in which Dad and I won every hand after having lost every hand to that point, I promised to discover the origins of the phrase. Basically the idiom describes the situation where even the smallest worm will defend itself if pushed far enough. This has evolved to describe any situation where roles are reversed or tables are turned. In our case, even the original definition applies as Mom and Kari had been beating up on us pretty bad until we had had enough.

There are plenty of sites out there that list the definitions of common sayings. Browsing through these sites can provide hours of fun learning about our wacky English language.