turn out

turn someone out 

1. Lit. to send someone out of somewhere. I didn't pay my rent, so the manager turned me out. I'm glad it's not winter. I'd hate to turn out someone in the snow.

2. Fig. to train or produce someone with certain skills or talents. The state law school turns lawyers out by the dozen. A committee accused the state university of turning out too many veterinarians.

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turn something out 

1. to manufacture or produce something in numbers. The factory turns too few cars out. The factory turns out about seventy-five cars a day.

2. to turn off a light. Please turn the hall light out. Turn out the light.

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turn out

somehow to end in a particular way, such as well, badly, all right, etc. I hope everything turns out all right. The party did not turn out well.

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turn out

[for something] to aim outward. Her toes turned out just right for a ballet dancer. The legs of the chair turned out just a little, adding a bit of stability.

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turn out (all right) and pan out; work out (all right)

to end satisfactorily. I hope everything turns out all right. Oh, yes. It'll all pan out. Things usually work out, no matter how bad they seem.

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turn out (that)

to happen; to end up; to result. After it was all over, it turned out that both of us were pleased with the bargain. Have you heard how the game turned out?

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turn somebody out (of somewhere)

to force someone to leave a place They turned him out of the shelter when they discovered he was using drugs. She was forced to leave home, turned out at the age of 16.

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turn out

to happen or become known to happen in a particular way She assured him that everything would turn out all right. It turns out that Ray had borrowed the money from one of his students.

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turn out (for something)

to come, appear, or be present for something A lot of students turned out for the demonstration. The last time she performed here the whole town turned out.

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turn out something also turn something out

to produce or make something Which university turns out the most successful scientists? The factory is turning the dolls out as fast as it can.

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