"The worm has turned" nghĩa là gì?

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"The worm has turned" nghĩa là người hiền lành, trầm tính cũng sẽ nổi giận nếu bị kích động liên tục; 'con giun xéo lắm cũng quằn'.

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But now, the worm has turned. Aussies have bought what we need and a damaging thriftiness (tiết kiệm) is settling on the economy. As the next graph shows, the blip in spending on goods is over.

Republicans went on to win back the House, then the Senate, slowing down Obama’s agenda at every turn. Eleven years later, the worm has turned, and Republicans are now – sans control of the House -- in the driver’s seat in Washington.

When Amber Heard accused (buộc tội) Johnny Depp of domestic abuse (bạo lực gia đình), Depp lost a lot of work. There were petitions (lời thỉnh cầu) to fire him from the Fantastic Beasts series of Harry Potter prequels and Disney announced that Depp wouldn’t be included in any future Pirates of the Caribbean films. But now the worm has turned and the domestic abuse allegations are on the other foot.

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