Phrasal verbs
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turn onphrasal verb/tɜːn ɒn/
to start a device working; to cause someone to feel interest or excitement
“Can you turn on the heater?”
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turn aroundphrasal verb/tɜːn əˈraʊnd/
to change something so that it improves; to change direction; to turn one's body to face the opposite way
“The new strategy helped turn the company around within a year.”
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turn tophrasal verb/tɜːn tuː/
to ask someone for help or advice; to go to a particular page or topic
“When she had trouble, she always turned to her older sister.”
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turn backphrasal verb/tɜːn bæk/
to return to a previous place or to make someone return; to reverse direction
“The climbers had to turn back because of bad weather.”
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turn overphrasal verb/tɜːn ˈəʊvə/
to flip something so the other side is up; to hand control or responsibility to someone
“Please turn over the page to continue reading.”
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turn inphrasal verb/tɜːn ɪn/
to hand something to someone in authority (submit); to surrender oneself to the police; informal: to go to bed
“Please turn in your assignment by Friday.”
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turn one's back onphrasal verb/tɜːn wʌnz bæk ɒn/
to stop supporting someone or to deliberately ignore someone who needs help
“The company turned its back on the local community after the merger.”
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turn the tablesphrasal verb/tɜːn ðə ˈteɪbəlz/
reverse a situation so that you gain an advantage instead of the other person
“She managed to turn the tables on her critics by presenting new evidence.”
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turn a cornerphrasal verb/tɜːn ə ˈkɔːnə/
start to improve after a difficult period
“After months of falling sales, the business finally turned a corner.”
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turn palephrasal verb/tɜːn peɪl/
to become pale suddenly because of shock, fear or illness
“When the teacher mentioned the exam, several students turned pale.”
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turn againstphrasal verb/tɜːn əˈɡɛnst/
to change from supporting someone/something to opposing them
“After the oil spill, many locals turned against the corporation.”
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turn over a new leafphrasal verb / idiom/tɜːn ˈəʊvə(r) ə ˈnjuː liːf/
to make a fresh start and behave better than before
“After the scandal he promised to turn over a new leaf and focus on community service.”
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turn on its headphrasal verb (idiom)/tɜːn ɒn ɪts hed/
to completely change or reverse the usual way of thinking about something
“The new study turns the conventional theory on its head.”
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turn a profitphrasal verb/tɜːn ə ˈprɒfɪt/
to make a financial profit
“The small café finally turned a profit after two years in business.”
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turn one's stomachphrasal verb/tɜːn wʌnz ˈstʌmək/
to make someone feel disgusted or sick
“The graphic images in the article turned my stomach.”
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turn the tideidiom (phrasal)/tɜːn ðə taɪd/
to change a situation so that you have an advantage after previously being disadvantaged
“The new evidence helped turn the tide in the defence's favour.”
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turn a deaf ear tophrasal verb / idiom/tɜːn ə ˈdef ɪə tuː/
to deliberately ignore what someone says or refuses to listen to advice/requests
“Despite repeated warnings, the company turned a deaf ear to safety concerns.”
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turn the pagephrasal verb / idiom/tɜːn ðə peɪdʒ/
to move on from a past event and start a new chapter in life or work
“After the scandal, the company tried to turn the page and rebuild its reputation.”
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turn the clock backphrasal verb / idiom/tɜːn ðə klɒk bæk/
to try to return to an earlier time or situation; to reverse recent changes
“Policy makers cannot simply turn the clock back to the pre‑industrial era.”
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turn a blind eye toidiom (phrasal)/tɜːn ə blaɪnd aɪ tə/
to deliberately ignore something bad or illegal
“Officials often turn a blind eye to minor breaches of the law.”