Some investors believe that 'the worm has turned', and that the economy is getting better.
She finally 'wormed' the truth 'out of' him. [=she finally got him to tell her the truth]
I didn't think that she would go on a date with that 'worm'. [='wretch']
(..) Bones, we know our way through the nebula now. Can you imagine, what we'll find? Alien deathspots, Calvenom killing us. Deadly space worm, viruses and bacteria. Incomprehensible cosmic anomalies that could light us out in an instant. It's gonna be so much fun. By the way, where're we going? (..)2016 Star Trek Beyond