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turn
(redirected from turned the tide)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
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


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