Hey, English Users, there's no turning back (returning) because we're back with the second part of Phrasal Verbs with "TURN".
We just hope, you're still turned on!
to turn against (change opinion from positive to negative)
* Althought they were traditional allies, they have now turned against each other.
* After the scandal, many fans turned against her.
to turn someone away (refuse entry to a place to someone)
* The store manager turned away a man who was behaving very strangely.
* Don't turn me away just because you don't like what I have to say!
to turn back (to return to where you were before)
* You passed the point of no return. There's no turning back now.
* I forgot my keys at home, so I had to turn back.
to turn down (refuse something or someone)
* Management turned down Bill's proposal.
* Although she was confident when she applied for the job, they turned down her application.
to turn down (lower the volume or the intensity of a device)
* Hey, man. Could you turn it down a little? Your radio is killing my ears!
* It's really chilly here. Could you turn down the air conditioner, please?
to turn in (to surrender to authorities)
* After a 13 hour standoff with police, the kidnappers turned themselves in.
* Despite commiting a terrible crime, he took advantage of his celebrity status and didn't turn himself in right away.
So once again, we truly encourage you review these sentences and try to come up with samples of your own. And if you'd like, share them in the comments section below!
And for a memorable use of "No Turning Back...", we encourage you to WATCH the classic "Blue Pill / Red Pill Scene" from THE MATRIX. Can you spot it?
It's got optional subtitles in English (CC), but embedding is disabled, so please click HERE to watch. Enjoy!
In my neck of the woods, i.e. the Southern US, "to turn in" can also mean to go to bed (to sleep). After a hard day at work, John was ready to turn in right after supper.
ReplyDeleteIf I'm not mistaken they covered that one in PART 1 (last post) ;)
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