the.com/turn of events
The universe's way of saying your plan was adorable.
means A sudden shift in a situation that changes the expected outcome.
from A straightforward phrase built from 'turn' — the long-standing metaphor of fortune or fate turning, like a wheel — and 'events,' from Latin 'evenire,' meaning to come out or result. The 'wheel of fortune' image is ancient, so when things 'turn,' they're echoing centuries of imagining life as something that spins rather than marches in a straight line.
- usage
- always precedes something nobody saw coming
- flavor
- can be unexpected, strange, or downright unfortunate
- news trope
- anchors love it right before the plot twist
- etymology
- turn implies motion, events just along for the ride