turn in one's grave

English

Alternative forms

• roll in one's grave
• spin in one's grave

Verb

turn in one's grave (third-person singular simple present turns in one's grave, present participle turning in one's grave, simple past and past participle turned in one's grave)

1. (idiomatic) to be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased

   Beethoven is probably turning in his grave at the way that rock group mangled his Ninth Symphony.

Translations

to be appalled, offended or disgusted by something, despite being deceased

Finnish: kääntyä haudassaan (fi) French: se retourner dans sa tombe (fr) Hungarian: megfordul a sírjában (hu) Italian: rigirarsi nella tomba (it), rivoltarsi nella tomba (it), girarsi nella tomba (it)

Russian: перевернуться в гробу (ru) (perevernút's'a v grobú) Swedish: vända sig i sin grav (sv)