Zimbabwe: The Worms Are Turning

"EVEN a worm will turn," is a proverb used to convey the message that even the meekest or most docile of creatures will retaliate if pushed against the wall.

The phrase was first recorded in a 1546 collection of proverbs by English writer, John Heywood.

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