Cristina Zuppa

Turn
Turn against - to decide that you do not like someone or agree with something any more
Public opinion in France turned against the Prime Minister.

- to make someone not to like someone any more or not agree with some thing
any more
After the divorce, Dave accused Sylvia of turning the kids against him.

Turn around to manage an unsuccessful business so well that it becomes successful again
Turn round In under three years she had completely turned the company around.

Turn away - to refuse to let someone into a place such as a theatre, cinema, etc., because
there is no more space.
They turned about 1000 people away at the Arena because all the tickets were
gone.

- to refuse to give someone sympathy, help or support.

I can’t turn her away. She’s my brother’s child.

Turn back - to go in the opposite direction

It was late afternoon when we finally decided it was time to turn back.

Turn back the clock : If you want to turn back the clock, you wish you had the chance to do
something again so you could do it better.
I’d like to be able to turn back the clock and make things right with Brett.

Turn down - to make a machine suich as an oven, radio, etc. produce less heat, sound, etc.
Can you please turn the TV down? I can’t hear myself think!

- refuse an offer, request or invitation.

Pauline’s turned down offers from three different law firms.

Turn in - to give something back to the person that owes it, especially when it has been
lost or borrowed.
My wallet was turned in to the police two days after it was stolen.
- to tell the police who or where a criminal is.
Margrove’s wife finally turned him in after months of silence.
- to go to bed.
Well, I think I’ll turn in. I’ve got to get up early tomorrow.

Turn into to become something different, or make someone or something do this.

In a few weeks, the caterpillar will turn into a butterfly.
The sofa turns into a bed.
The snows melted and winter turned into spring.

Turn off to stop from flowing (gas, water); to make a machine stop operating by pushing
a button, turning a key, etc.
Turn off the hot water.
They’ve turned the gas off for a couple of hours.
Don’t forget to turn off the lights when you leave.

Turn sb off - to do something that makes someone decide they do not like something.
If your salespeople are pushy, they’ll turn the customers off.
- to do something that makes someone feel that they are not attracted to you in
a sexual way.
It really turns me off when Richard wears his smelly socks to bed.
Turn on – turn sb on = opposite of turn off – turn sb off
I’ve already turned the water on in the shower, dear.
When I turned the washing machine on it made a funny noise.
A lot of guys are turned on by the idea of women in uniform.
Mark’s that friend of mine who turned me on to classical music.

Turn out - to happen in a particular way, especially one that you did not expect.
Don’t worry. I’m sure it will all turn out fine.
It turned out that she didn’t get the job in the end.
That guy we met turned out to be Maria’s second cousin.
- to stop the flow of electricity by pushing a button, pulling a string, etc.
Please turn out the lights when you go!
- to produce or make something.
The factory turns out 300 units a day.

Turn over - to bring a criminal to the police or other official organization.

The FBI caught Rostowand turned him over to the CIA.
- to give someone the right to own or the responsibility for something such as a
plan, business, piece of property, etc.
I’m turning the shop over to my daughter when I retire.
- to turn a page in a book or a sheet of paper to the opposite side.
Turn over the page and look at exercise 4, please.

Turn to - to try to get help, advise, sympathy from someone or by doing something.
Nobody seems to understand. I don’t know who to turn to.
- to look at a particular page in a book.
Turn to page 245 for more information on this subject.

Turn up - opposite of turn down

Turn the oven up to 220ºC.
Turn up the radio! I can’t hear a thing.
- to suddenly appear after having been lost or searched for.
I couldn’t find my watch for ages, but then one day it turned up in a coat pocket.
- to arrive at a place.
Steven turned up late, as usual.
- to shorten a skirt, trousers, etc., by folding up the bottom and sewing it.
I turned up my new skirt because it was too long and out of fashion.