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September 9, 2022 13 mins

Expressions with ‘turn’ - Part III

  • I had an editing contract that had a two-week turn-around
  • Seeing him dressed up in a suit like that really kind of turned me on.
  • He burped at the dinner table after he finished eating. That turned me right off.
  • It always turns me on when she smiles at me.
  • It always turns me off when I see someone with long, dirty fingernails.
  • Oh, the weather’s turning ugly. It’s going to dump a half a foot of snow this weekend.
  • Your son turned 10 years old?! OMG!
  • It’s like she turned into a totally different person!
  • Buy yourself a new suit and see if you can turn some heads.
  • I decided to turn over a new leaf and cut out my bad habits.
  • I started off just walking, but then turned up the heat a bit by doing weights.
  • Don’t fight back. Instead, just turn the other cheek and ignore him.
  • He turned the tables on his unappreciative boss and started his own business.
  • He’s at a turning point in his career. I told him not to turn his nose up at any offers.

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