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John LeCarre

English novelist (pseudonym for David Moore Cornwell)

Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.

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[turn down] {v.} 1. To reduce the loudness, brightness, or force of. * /The theater lights were turned down./ * /Turn down that radio, will you?/ * /The hose was […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[turn over] {v.} 1. To roll, tip, or turn from one side to the other; overturn; upset. * /He's going to turn over the page./ * /The bike hit a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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