phrasal verb · neutral
turn a corner
UK/tɜːn ə ˈkɔːnə/US/tɜrn ə ˈkɔrnər/tur·n a COR·ner
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start to improve after a difficult period
Examples
“After months of falling sales, the business finally turned a corner.”
“The patient's condition turned a corner after the new treatment.”
“Government efforts helped the economy turn a corner.”
Band 8 sentence
“After a year of restructuring, the city's public transport finally turned a corner and became far more reliable.”
Collocations
- turn a corner + for the better
- turn a corner + after months/years
Word family
turn a corner phrasal verbturned a corner verb (past)turning a corner verb (gerund)
Common mistakes
turn corner→turn a corner
Say it for a higher band
5improve→6get better→7+turn a corner
Synonyms
improve
recover
Easily confused
turn the corner
“After a difficult winter, the company finally turned the corner.”
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