TIếng Anh 12 - Phrasal verbs, idioms and other expressions using turn

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1. (b) To leave the road you are travelling along in order to go along another one that leads PHRASAL VERBS, IDIOMS AND OTHER EXPRESSIONS USING 'TURN' away from it ("If you're coming from London, you'll need to turn the motorway Exercise 1: Look at the dictionary definitions of phrasal verbs that use turn, and before you get to Oxford"). decide which particle or particles (around, back, on, etc) can be used to complete (c) To make someone feel bored or no longer interested in something ("His policies them. could turn a lot of voters") 1. (a) To tell the police about someone or take them to the police because they have 11. (a) To return the same way that you came instead of continuing on your journey, or committed a crime ("His own brother turned him "). make someone do this ("Bad weather forced them to turn "). (b) Informal – to go to bed at night ("It's getting late. I think I'll turn ") (b) To return to a previous situation or condition ("I've come too far to turn now") 2. (a) To develop in a particular way or have a particular result ("I was disappointed 12. (a) To refuse to accept an offer or request ("I don't believe he turned my offer with the way things turned "). of help!"). (b) To produce something in large quantities ("The company plans to turn 2000 (b) To reduce the amount of sound, heat or light produced by a piece of equipment by cars a month"). pressing a button or moving a switch ("Can you turn the music a bit, please?") (c) To force someone to leave a place, especially their home ("Our landlord turned us without any warning") Exercise 2: Match the sentences on the left with a suitable response on the right, 3. (a) To ask someone for help when you are having a problem dealing with a situation ( using the idioms and other expressions in bold to help you. "He turned his father for some money to pay his rent"). (b) To start thinking about or discussing something ("All right, let's turn more (1) "If you scratch my back, I'll scratch (a) "That's good. Perhaps your luck is important matters now") yours." on the turn." 4. (a) To start using a piece of equipment by pressing a button or moving a switch ("Is (2) "Your work hasn't been very good (b) "Well, it's not really allowed, but your computer turned ?"). recently." just this once I'll turn a blind eye." (b) To make a sudden and unexpected attack on someone using violence or angry words (3) "I have to leave early today." (c) "Done to a turn, but not burnt to a ("I was shocked when he suddenly turned me") (4) "You're very good looking." crisp." 5. (a) To give someone or something to someone who has a position of authority ("I (5) "Don't worry about your children, (d) "Don't do that! You gave me a turned the money I had found to the police"). Mrs Jackson. They'll probably come right turn!" (b) To stop watching one television channel and start watching another ("This home soon enough." (e) "I know. I've been turning the place programme is boring. Let's turn "). (6) "Mrs Ranscombe hasn't got any idea upside down looking for my car keys." (c) To think carefully about all the details of something ("He began to turn the how to run this company." (f) "Well done. It must feel good to plan in his mind") (7) "Your living room is a real mess!" turn the tables on someone like that." 6. (a) To stop being unsuccessful and start being successful, or make something do this (8) "I've done everything I can to help (g) "Good lord! He must be turning in ("The loan will help us to turn the company "). you, but I feel I've done enough." his grave!" (b) To complete a piece of work, process or activity within a particular time("We can (9) "I've been unemployed for six (h) "I know. I promise to turn over a produce quality work and turn it very quickly") months, but I've got two job interviews new leaf from now on." 7. (a) To increase the amount of sound, light, etc, produced by a piece of equipment ("I next week." (i) "But you can't just turn your back can't hear the radio. Can you turn it ?"). (10) "For almost two years we didn't get on me like this!" (b) To come somewhere unexpectedly or without making a firm arrangement ("You a pay rise, and then our salaries were (j) "But I'm at my wits' end, constable. I don't need to reserve a table: just turn "). almost doubled!" don't know which way to turn." (c) To be found, especially by accident, after being lost ("My car keys turned in (11) "How do you like your steak (k) "Don't be silly. It's healthy and the kitchen cupboard!") cooked?" filling, and you shouldn't turn your 8. To refuse to let someone come into a place ( "The restaurant was full, and a lot of (12) "For years he always made more nose up at it." customers had to be turned ") sales than me, but last year I exceeded (l) "Well, that's a turn-up for the 9. To stop liking or supporting someone or something and start opposing them ("The his sales by almost 50%." books, isn't it?" workers turned the management when their wages were reduced") (13) "I'm really sorry to hear that your (m) "I don't think you should talk out of 10. (a) To stop using a piece of equipment by pressing a button or moving a switch boyfriend left you for someone else." turn like that." ("Will you turn the television , please?"). TQT IDOMS & PHRASAL VERBS WITH “TURN”
2. (14) "Boo! Surprise! It's me!" (n) "Sure. One good turn deserves (15) "I don't like this. It tastes horrible." another." (16) "I've heard that a rock group have (o) "Yes, the rat! I feel like my whole ANSWER KEY recorded a heavy metal version of world has been turned upside down." Exercise 1: Mozart's Marriage of Figaro." (p) "Oh, I'm not so sure. I certainly 1. in 2. out 3. to 4. on (Note that the position of the object me in sentence (b) is very (17) "I'm really fed up with my job. It's wouldn't turn any heads." important: if you put it after the phrasal verb, the sentence has a very different so boring." (q) "I should have been, but I didn't meaning!) 5. over 6. around or round 7. up 8. away (18) "Were you frightened when the man turn a hair." 9. against 10. off (This has the same meaning as switch off. For lights, we can also say pulled out the knife?" (r) "Well, why don't you try turning put out) 11. Back 12. down your hand to something a bit more Note that most of the phrasal verbs in this exercise have more meanings than are challenging?" shown here. Use your dictionary to find these or use this dictionary on line. Exercise 2: You can probably guess the meanings of most of the idioms and expressions in this exercise from their context. Use your dictionary to look up any that you don't know or can't guess. There are several possible combinations of sentence / response, but these are the best ones: 1. n (If you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours is an informal spoken expression which means that you will help someone if they help you) 2. h 3. b 4. p 5. j (Someone who is at their wits' end is very upset or worried and doesn't know what to do about it) 6. m 7. e 8. i9. a 10. l 11. c 12. f 13. o 14. d 15. k 16. g 17. r 18. q TQT IDOMS & PHRASAL VERBS WITH “TURN”