turn tail
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～ flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
turn out
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～ get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"
turn
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～ pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
turn
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～ direct at someone; "She turned a smile on me"; "They turned their flashlights on the car"
turn
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～ channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something; "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium"
turn
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～ have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help"
turn on
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～ become hostile towards; "The dog suddenly turned on the mailman"
turn out
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～ come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons; "How many people turned out that evening?"
turn away
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～ move so as not face somebody or something
turn on
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～ cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
turn over
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～ turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
turn the tide
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～ cause a complete reversal of the circumstances; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!"
turn
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～ to send or let go; "They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion"
turn down
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～ refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
turn on
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～ produce suddenly or automatically; "Turn on the charm"; "turn on the waterworks"
turn back
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～ go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
turn over
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～ turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
turn
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～ go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
turn to
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～ speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window"
turn out
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～ prove to be in the result or end; "It turns out that he was right"