to turn on somebody
21turn a deaf ear (to somebody) — turn a deaf ˈear (to sb/sth) idiom to ignore or refuse to listen to sb/sth • He turned a deaf ear to the rumours. Main entry: ↑deafidiom …
22turn somebody (from something) into something — ˌturn sb/sth (from sth) ˈinto sth derived to make sb/sth become sth • Ten years of prison had turned him into an old man. • The prince was turned into a frog by the witch. Main entry: ↑turnderived …
23turn somebody on to something — ˌturn sb ˈon (to sth) derived (informal) to make sb become interested in sth or to use sth for the first time • He turned her on to jazz. Main entry: ↑turnderived …
24turn somebody out from something — ˌturn sb ˈout (of/from sth) derived to force sb to leave a place Main entry: ↑turnderived …
25turn somebody out of something — ˌturn sb ˈout (of/from sth) derived to force sb to leave a place Main entry: ↑turnderived …
26turn somebody's head — turn sb s ˈhead idiom (of success, praise, etc.) to make a person feel too proud in a way that other people find annoying Main entry: ↑headidiom …
27turn something over to somebody — ˌturn sthˈover to sb derived to give the control of sth to sb • He turned the business over to his daughter. Main entry: ↑turnderived …
28turn the tables (on somebody) — turn the ˈtables (on sb) idiom to change a situation so that you are now in a stronger position than the person who used to be in a stronger position than you Main entry: ↑tableidiom …
29turn over — verb 1. place into the hands or custody of (Freq. 5) hand me the spoon, please Turn the files over to me, please He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers • Syn: ↑pass, ↑hand, ↑reach, ↑pass on …
30turn on — verb 1. cause to operate by flipping a switch (Freq. 12) switch on the light turn on the stereo • Syn: ↑switch on • Ant: ↑switch off (for: ↑ …