Significados de turn against themselves en inglés

The Adams presidency also introduced America to its first taste of how political parties, designed to promote common cause, could also turn against themselves.

But his wrath turned against themselves was something to be utterly dreaded.

Their bodies fell, cells performing the refined perversions he dreamed of, turning against themselves.

The glaive of the guillotine had turned against THEMSELVES.

Their theory turns against themselves, and strangles them.

Because, look, my dearest friend, how terribly the blade of their weapon has turned against themselves.

The weapons of ridicule are taken out of their hands and the laugh is turned against themselves.

But the damsel was guarded from all ill by an unseen friend-andthe weapons of the conspirators were turned against themselves.

"See, my friend," replied Adrienne, "how often the designs of the wicked turn against themselves.

Therefore, it becomes easier for some to turn against feminism, which is essentially turning against themselves, rather than opening up options to themselves.

So much generosity finally turns against themselves, and they soon become accustomed to demand as a right what is granted them as a favor.

Ugly-yes, positively blubbered; if tears were women's weapons, as they were said to be, such tears were weapons turned against themselves... suicide again....