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Фразеологизмы со словом turn. Страница семь

turn something to one's advantage
Обратить что-либо в свою (или чью-либо еще) пользу; использовать в своих интересах.
Mark turned his influence to his advantage and achieved considerable wealth.
Марк обратил свое влияние в свою пользу и добился существенного богатства.
turn tail
To run away from trouble or danger.
Пуститься наутек; броситься бежать; убежать поджав хвост.
The men in front of me turned tail after I threatened them with a gun.
Люди предо мной бросились бежать после того, как я погрозил им пистолетом.
The men in front of me turned tail like a dog that had been whistled home.
Люди передо мной убежали, поджав хвосты словно собаки, которых позвали домой.
The rebels were forced back from their positions; they turned tail and fled.
Мятежники были выбиты с занятых ими позиций, в панике они пустились наутёк.
When the bully saw my big brother, he turned tail and ran.
turn the clock back
put back the clock
turn back the clock
To return to an earlier period. To go back in time; relive the past.
Вернуть прошедшие времена; повернуть время вспять.
If I could put back the clock I'd give more thought to preparing for a career.
Mother wished she could turn the clock back to the days before the children grew up and left home.
Mrs. Brown wishes she could turn the clock back to the days before the children grew up and left home.
Миссис Браун желала повернуть время назад до того момента, как её дети выросли и покинули дом.
Richard wishes that he had lived in frontier days, but he can't turn back the clock.
Will repealing the minimum wage for workers under age eighteen turn the clock back to the abuses of the last century?
turn the other cheek
To let someone do something to you and not to do it in return; not hit back when hit; be patient when injured or insulted by someone; not try to get even.
Joe turned the other cheek when he was hit with a snowball.
turn the scales
To affect the balance in favor of one party or group against the other.
It could well be that the speech he made turned the scales in their favor.
turn the tables
To make something happen just the opposite of how it is supposed to happen.
The boys turned the tables on John when they took his squirt gun away and squirted him.
turn the tide
tide turn
To change what looks like defeat into victory.
We were losing the game until Jack got there. His coming turned the tide for us, and we won.
turn the trick
To bring about the result you want; succeed in what you plan to do.
Jerry wanted to win both the swimming and diving contests, but he couldn't quite turn the trick.