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View synonyms for turn around

turn around



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Idioms and Phrases

Reverse the direction or course of something or someone, as in He has a way of turning around a failing business , or If someone doesn't turn him around he's headed for trouble . [Late 1800s]
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Example Sentences

"This shortened fibula is what allows birds to twist and turn around when they're not in flight. And to understand its evolutionary story, we have to look at dinosaurs."

Weston, a former British Gas executive, was hired in January this year to try and turn around the fortunes of a company drowning in debts of £18bn.

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Northern Rail has been trying to turn around its poor service for a number of years.

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“We have needs for fuel, foods and medicines, there was a delivery coming from Tyre that had to turn around,” says Father al-Ameel.

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So any sign that Scholz is helping to end the conflict could turn around his fortunes at the ballot box.

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