1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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turn off
Don’t forget to turn off the air conditioner before you leave the house. turn off sth^
turn sth off

Bob leaves his computer
on, and only turns it off
when he goes on vacation.

✍  see also:^ shut off, switch

off

turn on

Whoever gets to the office first in the morning has to turn on the air

conditioning.

turn on sth

turn sth on

The first thing the kids do

when they get home from

school is turn the TV on.

✍  see also:^ put on, switch

on

turn out
Don’t forget to turn out the lights before you go to bed.
turn out sth
turn sth out

I didn’t turn the lights out
because I fell asleep while
watching TV.

✍  see also:^ turn off, switch

off

turn out
They weren’t sure if a holiday in Cambodia was a good idea, but it
turned out to be a great experience, especially visiting Angkor Wat.

turn out

The seminar turned out
better than we’d expected.
It was a great success.

✍  see also:^ work out, pan

out

turn out
Lots of people turn out to see the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans
every year.

turn out
turn out to sth
turn out to do sth
Not many people turned
out to watch the golf
because of the rain.

✍ ^ see also:^ come along,^

show up (inf), turn up

turn out
If we get the new production machines we could turn out over 1000
units a day instead of the 500 a day we produce now.

turn out sth

turn sth out

Now we turn our
products out in half the
time it used to take.

✍  see also: crank out (inf;

for cheap, fast production)

turn over
The teacher told the students to turn over their exam papers and begin
work.

turn over sth

turn sth over

Cook the steak on one
side for about 5 minutes
and then turn it over.

✍ ^

turn to
After his business failed, David turned to his father for help and advice. turn to sb/sth^
turn to sb/sth for sth

A lot of people turn to
religion for peace of mind
when life gets difficult.

✍  see also: resort to

turn up
I can’t hear the TV. Could you turn it up, please?
turn sth up
turn up sth

It’s too cold in here.
Would you mind if I
turned up the heater?

✍ 

turn up

Thousands of people turned up to see the parade and watch the

fireworks.

turn up

turn up to do sth

turn up at/to sth

Did you expect reporters

to turn up at the court to

follow the case?

✍  see also: come along,

show up, turn out