not know where to turn
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The family said they and Bronwen had "lost all hope" and did not know where to turn for help.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2023
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
Some of those who filed past belonged to the upper primary, and once arrived there, they became confused and did not know where to turn, and the whole theatre laughed.
From Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal by Isabel Florence Hapgood
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