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the plot's favorite weapon, hiding in plain sight until it knifes your expectations.
means To turn or wind something around itself or another thing, or — figuratively — a sudden, unexpected turn in a story, situation, or path.
from From Old English, related to a family of Germanic words built on the root for "two" (think "twain," "twine"): the original sense was something formed by joining or doubling two strands together. To twist was to twine — to coil threads into one. From that braided beginning the word spun outward to cover anything bent, turned, or wrenched from its straight course, including the plot.
dance crazeFirst dance you could do without touching a partner.
physicsTwisting a rod stores energy as torsional stress.
citrus trickBartenders twist peels to spray fragrant oils onto drinks.
DNAThe double helix is two strands twisted together.
OliverDickens orphan whose surname became shorthand for surprise.