ADJ
- little, slight
- quick, sharp
- wry
VERB + TWIST
- give sth
- Give the cap another twist?it's not on properly
PREP
- ~ of
- He finished him off with a quick twist of the knife
- ~ to
- a wry twist to her mouth
ADJ
- further, new
- final, latest
- the latest twist in the saga of high-level corruption
- bizarre, curious, dramatic, interesting, ironic, strange, unexpected
- distinctive
- cruel, vicious
- a cruel twist of fate
- plot
VERB + TWIST
- give sth
- The writer takes well-known fairy tales and gives them an ironic twist
- take
- The scandal has taken a new twist this week
PREP
- in a ~, with a ~
- classic French dishes with a twist (= with a difference)
- ~ in
- a twist in the plot
- ~ to
- In a bizarre twist to the evening the police came at eleven and arrested our host
PHRASES
- a twist in the tail
- The story has a twist in the tail?six months later she married the husband of her victim
- a twist of fate, twists and turns
- the twists and turns in the economy
PREP
- ~ in
- a sharp twist in the road
PHRASES
- twists and turns
- the twists and turns of the river