not know where to turn
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To be honest, I do not know where to turn to.
From Slate • Feb. 17, 2021
Many lack adequate savings and say they do not know where to turn as restaurants, bars, cafes and shops across the country shut their doors indefinitely.
From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2020
She told him she did not know where to turn, but badly wanted a safe home for her baby.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2018
Started six years ago, the organisation now has more than 350 members, who campaign for better services and offer comfort and advice to newcomers, who often do not know where to turn.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2017
No, it isn't!—If we should all go now, the fire would go out and the light,—and she would wake up in the cold darkness and not know where to turn for help.
From Why the Chimes Rang: A Play in One Act by McFadden, Elizabeth Apthorp
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