idiom · neutral
turn things around
UK/tɜːn θɪŋz əˈraʊnd/US/tɜːrn θɪŋz əˈraʊnd/turn·THINGS·a·ROUND
to change a bad situation into a good one; to improve results or performance
Examples
“The new manager turned things around and made the company profitable again.”
“With the right strategy, they turned things around within six months.”
“Schools that implement these policies can turn things around for struggling students.”
Band 8 sentence
“By prioritising customer service and cutting unnecessary costs, the CEO managed to turn things around within a year.”
Collocations
- turn things around in a company/school/season
- achieve a turnaround
Word family
Common mistakes
turn around things→turn things around
turn the thing around→turn things around
Say it for a higher band
5improve→6recover→7+turn things around
Synonyms
achieve a turnaround
Easily confused
make a comeback
“The team made a comeback in the second half.”
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