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]
| Idioms: turn around |
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]
| WordNet: turn around |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
turning in an opposite direction or position
Synonym: reversal
The verb turn around has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
turn abruptly and face the other way; also metaphorically
Synonyms: swing around, swing about
Meaning #2:
cause to get better
Meaning #3:
get better
Synonym: pick up
| Wikipedia: Turn Around |
| Look up turn around in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Turn Around may refer to:
| This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
| pervert | |
| twirl | |
| Ferraro, Geraldine (Quotes By) |
Copyrights:
![]() | Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more | |
![]() | WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Read more | |
![]() | Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Turn Around". Read more |
Mentioned in