to turn on somebody

  • 11Turn It On Again: Best Of '81-'83 — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Turn It On Again: Best of 81 83 Compilación de Genesis Publicación 11 de julio de 1991 Grabación Entre …

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  • 12turn somebody over to somebody — ˌturn sbˈover to sb derived to deliver sb to the control or care of sb else, especially sb in authority • Customs officials turned the man over to the police. Main entry: ↑turnderived …

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  • 13turn somebody back — ˌturn ˈback | ˌturn sb/sthˈback derived to return the way you have come; to make sb/sth do this • The weather became so bad that they had to turn back. • (figurative) We said we would do it there can be no turning back …

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  • 14turn somebody around — ˌturn aˈround/ˈround | ˌturn sb/sth aˈround/ˈround derived to change position or direction so as to face the other way; to make sb/sth do this • Turn around and let me look at your back. • I turned my chair round to face the fire. Main entry:… …

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  • 15turn somebody round — ˌturn aˈround/ˈround | ˌturn sb/sth aˈround/ˈround derived to change position or direction so as to face the other way; to make sb/sth do this • Turn around and let me look at your back. • I turned my chair round to face the fire. Main entry:… …

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  • 16turn somebody in — ˌturn sbˈin derived (informal) to take sb to the police or sb in authority because they have committed a crime • She threatened to turn him in to the police. • He decided to turn himself in. Main entry: ↑ …

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  • 17turn|out — «TURN OWT», noun. 1. a gathering of people; assemblage: »There was a good turnout at the picnic. 2. the quantity produced, as by an industry, shop, or machine; total product; output; yield. 3. a wide place in a narrow road, where vehicles can… …

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  • 18turn somebody away (from something) — ˌturn sbaˈway (from sth) derived to refuse to allow sb to enter a place • Hundreds of people were turned away from the stadium (= because it was full). • They had nowhere to stay so I couldn t turn them away. Main entry: ↑ …

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  • 19turn somebody down — ˌturn sb/sthˈdown derived to reject or refuse to consider an offer, a proposal, etc. or the person who makes it • Why did she turn down your invitation? • He has been turned down for ten jobs so far. • He asked her to marry him but she turned him …

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  • 20turn your back on somebody — turn your back on sb/sth idiom 1. to move so that you are standing or sitting with your back facing sb/sth • When on stage, try not to turn your back on the audience. 2. to reject sb/sth that you have previously been connected with • She turned… …

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