There might be some opportunities on trade and tax policy, but those will exist about 75 percent on Republican turf.
The Democratic Party is defending more than a half-dozen seats on Republican-friendly turf.
Obama traveled to Tampa Wednesday to meet with Austin about the ISIS strategy on his own turf.
Perhaps thanks to the surf and turf and the stellar Bordeaux and Sauvignon Blanc, there were no lost tempers.
Argentina and Belgium, earlier in the day, had fought out a fascinating duel, not unlike chess on turf.
Well, sir, the next week I found him stealing my turf again!
Telephassa bade him sit down on the turf beside her, and then she took his hand.
Where have you lived, my lady, all your life, not to know a turf stack when you see it?
The origin of these turf monuments is still a matter of controversy.
But light be the turf upon his breast who taught "Reverence thyself!"
Old English turf, tyrf "slab of soil and grass," also "surface of grassland," from Proto-Germanic *turb- (cf. Old Norse torf, Danish tørv, Old Frisian turf, Old High German zurba, German Torf), from PIE root *drbh- (cf. Sanskrit darbhah "tuft of grass").
French tourbe "turf" is a Germanic loan-word. The Old English plural was identical with the singluar, but in Middle English turves sometimes was used. Slang meaning "territory claimed by a gang" is attested from 1953 in Brooklyn, N.Y.; earlier it had a jive talk sense of "the street, the sidewalk" (1930s), which is attested in hobo use from 1899, and before that "the work and venue of a prostitute" (1860). Turf war is recorded from 1962.
early 15c., "to cover (ground) with turf," from turf (n.). Related: Turfed; turfing.
noun
verb
To transfer a patient to another ward or service in order to evade responsibility, decisions, irritations, etc (1970s+ Medical)
[turf, ''the road,'' in the first sense is found in hobo use by 1899]
