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roll over in one's grave
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Japanese Meaning
「roll over in one's grave」は、故人が現代の状況や出来事に対して、もし生きていれば激しく反対したり、恥ずかしい思いをして墓場で転げ回るほどの不快感を示す比喩表現です。 / 亡くなった人物の信念や価値観が現代の事象に反して冒涜された際に、故人が生前の立場を守ろうとするかのような激しい抗議の意を表しています。
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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Alternative form of turn in one's grave
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roll over in one's grave
Many historians say the author would roll over in one's grave at such a careless adaptation.
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Many historians say the author would roll over in one's grave at such a careless adaptation.
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