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

ADJ

sharp

PREP

~ in
a sharp twist in the road

PHRASES

twists and turns
the twists and turns of the river