Turn someone/something down
- to reject or refuse someone/something
We had to turn down four applicants, because they didn't have the necessary qualifications.
Turn in
- (informal) to go to bed
It's past midnight. Come on, time to turn in.
Turn someone in
- (informal) to hand someone over to the police
The boy was afraid that the shop assistant would turn him in for stealing two bars of chocolate.
Turn something in
- to hand in/submit something
- (informal) to abandon something
Susan is a hard-working student. She turns in two essays a week.
He has a part-time job at a garage but he wants to turn it in because they want to replace him with a full-time mechanic.
Turn someone off (something)
- (informal) to cause somebody to lose interest in something
I always enjoyed English in school,
but the advanced course in literature turned me right off it.
Turn someone on
- (informal) to thrill/delight someone
Rock music really turns me on.
Turn on someone
- to attack somebody; to criticize someone sharply
He beat the dog so much that it turned on him.
Turn out
- to result
- to assemble, to appear, to attend
How did your bread-baking turn out?
The whole town turned out to watch the demonstration.
Turn someone out (of somewhere)
- to make someone leave
Shhh! Stop talking, will you? You'll get us turned out of the library!
Turn something out
- to empty something
- to switch something off
When you turn out the drawers you’ll find the last report.
Don't forget to turn out the lights when you leave.
Turn out something
- to produce/manufacture something
The factory turns out bottles.
Turn someone/something over
- to deliver or hand somebody/something over
- to do an amount/volume of business
His family refused to turn him over to the police.
The company turned over more than £350 million last year.
Turn up
- to arrive, to appear; to be found
I waited for half an hour, but she didn't turn up.
