Phr V
turn round
turns, turning, turned
turn around/round sth or turn sth around/round
to change an unsuccessful business, plan, or system so that it becomes successfulA new director has been brought in to turn the company round.The opposition party is promising to turn round the economy in six months if they are elected.
turnaround
noun a sudden improvement, especially in a business or the economy of a countryForecasts of an economic turnaround were challenged yesterday.
to change the words or meaning of something that someone has said or writtenWhenever I say something he always manages to turn it round and make it sound stupid.
turn around/round (sb/sth) or turn (sb/sth) around/round
to turn so that you are facing the opposite direction, or to make someone or something do thisSomeone called her name and she turned around.He'd turned all her photographs round to face the wall.