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turn a tan

Parf of speech: Expression, OED Year: N/A, OED Evaluation: N/A

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So Jasper is- not because he Jasper, but he's pretty smart, he's- can turn a tan to most things. So we decided we'd get a house built.
(Presumably) Pick up a skill quickly or with relative ease compared to others.
Speaker: Gretchen Freidman, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 88, Interview: 2012, Almonte
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