on the turf

English

Prepositional phrase

on the turf

1. (slang, euphemistic) Synonym of on the game (“working as a prostitute”)
   • 2013, David Bradshaw, Rachel Potter, Prudes on the Prowl, page 130:

     Are you sorry for the one who put you on the turf?

   • 2016, Margot Norris, The Value of James Joyce, page 16:

     And this in turn will surely not only cost her her job, but possibly also land her in jail or, at the best, put her out on the turf as a prostitute.