turn (redirected from do a bad turn)

turn (away) (from someone or something)

to turn oneself to avoid someone or something. She turned away from me as I walked past, pretending not to see me. She turned from Ken and ran.

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a poacher turned gamekeeper a turn of phrase a turn of the screw against at every turn bad penny always turns up be cooked to a turn beat swords into ploughshares come full circle come up trumps do a favor do a one-eighty Even a worm will turn every time one turns around every time turn around every time turns around I spoke out of turn in turn know which way to turn not know where to turn not know which way to turn One good turn deserves another out of turn put the clock back speak out of turn stand on its head take a new turn take a turn for the better take a turn for the worse take turn take turns take turns with That's one for the books The worm has turned tide turned toss and turn turn turn a blind eye turn a deaf ear turn a deaf ear to

turn a hair turn a place upside down turn a profit turn a trick turn against turn around turn aside turn away turn back turn back on turn back the clock turn belly up turn down turn hand to turn head turn heads turn in turn in grave turn in on oneself turn inside out turn into turn king's evidence turn loose turn nose up turn nose up at turn of the century turn off turn on turn on a dime turn on heel turn on its ear turn on its head turn on the waterworks Turn on, tune in, drop out turn onto turn out turn out of turn out to be turn over turn over a new leaf

turn over in mind turn over to turn some place inside out turn stomach turn tail turn the clock back turn the corner turn the heat up turn the knife turn the other cheek turn the other way turn the page turn the tables turn the tables on turn the tide turn thumbs down turn thumbs up turn to turn to advantage turn to dust turn to good account turn toward turn turtle turn under turn up turn up like a bad penny turn up the heat turn up toes turn upside down turn water off turn your stomach turned off twist of fate twist the knife wait turn Whatever turns on Whatever turns you on when back is turned whole world came crashing down around worm turned