word usage - To turn (around/round) the corner - English …
WEBApr 11, 2017 · Turn the corner. It is used as an Idiom and has the meaning: to improve after going through something difficult. to pass a critical point in a process. if something or someone turns the corner, their situation starts to improve after a difficult period. begin to recover. to get safely past the critical point.
phrase choice - Turn around vs Turn back - English Language …
WEBTurn Back is generally not used in the same sense as turn around, which means "turn around where you are standing." In your first example to ask someone to move from position 1 to position 2, or vice versa, you would say, "Turn around." In the second situation with the yellow line, to ask the person to come back it would be more common just to ...
Does 'turn around' mean 180° or 360°? - English Language …
WEBDec 26, 2019 · 1. So as to rotate and face in the opposite direction. So it's what Lexico says on the meaning of the adverb 'around'. And yet, if we talk about, say, a woman showing her new dress, she would probably turn 360 degrees when asked to turn around by her boyfriend. So what does 'turn around' mean when both 180° and 360° are possible …
'turn round' vs.'turn over' - English Language Learners Stack …
WEBOct 30, 2019 · 1. Imagine a dog facing you. You and the dog are face-to-face. The dog is standing normally. If the dog turns around, its butt is now facing you and you're looking at its butt. If the dog **turns over*, it is now showing its belly to you and you're looking at its belly, so rub the belly! "Turn round" is not super common.
meaning - turn round vs turn around - English Language Learners …
WEBJul 14, 2017 · There is no difference. "Turn round" is the same as "turn around". Some American dialects will write the expression with an apostrophe ('round) to indicate it's an abbreviation of around and distinguish it from round (meaning "circular"). In British English it's simply written "turn round". Share. Improve this answer. edited Jul 14, 2017 at 4:57.
Meaning of "turn-around" - English Language Learners Stack …
WEBDec 12, 2020 · Cars can drive in, but have to reverse out. Large houses often have a roundabout in front of the main entrance so that, when the owners have a party, cars can enter on one side, drop off guests in front of the entrance, then drive out of the other side. This can be called a turn-around. Share. Improve this answer.
word request - Synonym for "turn around" - English Language …
WEBDec 16, 2019 · A turning point is. the time at which a situation starts to change in an important way: The organization called the new regulations a turning point in the campaign against smoking. (Cambridge) or. a time at which a decisive change in a situation occurs, especially one with beneficial results.
Can we say "turn around something" to mean "rotate/revolve …
WEBJul 13, 2020 · Can we use "turn around" to mean "rotate/revolve around" in sentences like these? "Jordan turned around his defender and got the pass." "The lion turned around its prey once before attacking it." "The world turns around the sun." "The motorcycle convoy started turning around the pole."
Take a turn or make a turn around something or is it "went around ...
WEBNov 6, 2019 · I know that "taking a turn" is only used in one sense "She took a wrong turn", i.e. She went around a wrong turn.(at a turning). Whereas it is "Make a U-turn". But is the use of "take a turn" natural here? We all took a turn round the cairn, in a clockwise direction as in the tradition, and Tsetan checked the tyres on his vehicle.
word usage - Turn s something around on someone...... Is it like ...
WEBJul 1, 2019 · Turn around - Usually means to change the plan to make something successful Ref. In your case, it's a little different, I think it's best to read through this post which is asking a very similar question and explains it a lot better than I can! Turn your back on someone - means to ignore or abandon them (esspecially in their time of need). Ref.
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