turn around

1. Reverse the direction or course of something or someone, as in He has a way of turning around a failing business, or If someone doesn't turn him around he's headed for trouble. [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

Callahan raved about everything from Ward’s physical tools to his mental makeup as he outlined why the former University of Miami passer was exactly the player to turn around the struggling franchise.

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Do we turn around and fight the Pharaoh on the shores of the Red Sea, or do we cross?

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Then, once they crossed the finish line, they’d turn around and head back uptown to a pub called Coogan’s, where they all got completely trashed.

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PepsiCo is shaking up its finance chief ranks as the company looks to turn around slowing snack and soda sales and contends with an activist investor pushing for changes.

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A crowd gathered around Gate 66, including some who had just arrived from San Francisco and were turning around to fly back, the passenger who occupied seat 12B said.

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