Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term
turn my head
"Nice to meet you sir. Saw your guys play Clippers in the spring?"
"Oh yeah! I remember that game. After a while, I just had to turn my head. Did Clippers ever bother showing up?"
--No answer from the other as the scene shifts to the thought of the protagonist who thinks it's strange that he still remember the game.
So what does "turn my head" in this context mean? Why did Clippers "bother showing up"? Of course, they showed up..they played against this team.
What do I miss? Thank you in advance for kind help of genius translators here.
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look away
I assume the remark about "did they turn up?" is intended to indicate that he wants to forget all about the match, to which they not only turned up, but beat his own team soundly.
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Clauwolf
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Victoria Britten
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Charles Davis
: I've changed my mind; I think it's as you say and the Clippers gave his team a hiding. "Did they ever bother showing up!" (which isn't a question) would mean they really did bother showing up, they really made their presence felt.
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Discussion
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/turn head
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/turn-one-s-head
Could he become conceited in a way, is it supported by the context/story-line?
as in "it went to his head"?