give smb. a turn

give smb. a turn
разг.
(give smb. (quite) a turn)
сильно перепугать или расстроить кого-л.

It gave Soames quite a turn to see that familiar beef-coloured face pale and puffy as a moon, with dark corrugated circles round eyes which still had their japing stare. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The White Monkey’, part I, ch. X) — Сомса даже передернуло, когда он увидел это знакомое багрово-румяное лицо бледным и одутловатым как луна, с темными, морщинистыми кругами под глазами, еще сохранившими свое насмешливое выражение.

‘Why, it's Mr. Mor!’ said Miss Handforth... ‘You gave me quite a turn, standing there so quiet.’ (I. Murdoch, ‘The Sandcastle’, ch. 7) — - Это вы, мистер Мор! - воскликнула мисс Хандфорт... - Ну и перепугали же вы меня! Вы стояли так неподвижно.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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