Beginner 💬 Idioms & Phrasal Verbs · #66 of 182

Phrasal Verb: Turn Around

to face the other way

Examples

  • Turn around slowly.

Key rules

  • Turn around means turn so you face the other way
  • It can be used with or without an object: turn around, or turn the car around
  • A pronoun goes in the middle: turn it around
  • It can also mean a business improves

Common mistakes

  • Turn around me → Turn me around
  • Turn the car around it → Turn it around
💡 Tip: "Turn back" is used when you go back the way you came.
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