To go on the defensive. To make oneself incapable of harm or damage.
Can be used in a literal or figurative sense.
Can be used in a literal or figurative sense.
1. When losing the game, he chose to turtle up, giving himself an opportunity to comeback.
2. The opposing boxer decided to turtle up and wait for the striker to tire himself out before striking back.
2. The opposing boxer decided to turtle up and wait for the striker to tire himself out before striking back.
by Finest Gentleman June 15, 2022
Get the Turtle Upmug. The same concept as prarie dogging and having a turtle head poking out, just combined into one phrase. A chance to drop both bombs at once.
'For breakfast I ate a kale salad, a bag of baby carrots, a can of beets and a ginger apple smoothie. I just drank a strong coffee, took a bump of coke and a drag of a cigarette and now I'm turtle dogging the most epic schwoop poop ever.'
by Bubblegumblue January 3, 2020
Get the Turtle doggingmug. “Cut The Turtle” (verb): To get over one’s hangover, by drinking a gin and tonic. Other drinks can also be consumed whilst cutting the turtle. Generally or more often so, spirits.
by Larry2017 July 25, 2018
Get the Cut The Turtlemug. by Dik chez October 14, 2018
Get the turtle bonermug. Someone who is slowly covering the bases of a relationship over a period of time. Taking a relationship slowly.
Teddy's a Baseball Turtle with Anthony. It's been six months and they've only gotten to second base!
by Kili the Dwarf December 6, 2014
Get the Baseball Turtlemug. When one lays face down in the sand spread eagle, digs a hole, throws up in it, buries it and then proceeds to keep drinking.
by FriendOfSeaTurtling August 14, 2013
Get the sea turtlingmug. by kirakhan23 November 23, 2014
Get the bath turtlemug.