idiom · neutral

turn things around

UK/tɜːn θɪŋz əˈraʊnd/US/tɜːrn θɪŋz əˈraʊnd/turn·THINGS·a·ROUND

task2speaking

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

turn around phrasal verbturnaround noun

Common mistakes

turn around thingsturn things around

turn the thing aroundturn things around

Say it for a higher band

5improve6recover7+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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