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• turn State's evidence — see under ↑evident • • • Main Entry: ↑state * * * turn state’s evidence legal american phrase to give evidence in a criminal trial against someone who is also involved in a crime with you, usually in order to receive a less severe punishment… …   Useful english dictionary

• turn Queen's evidence — see under ↑evident • • • Main Entry: ↑queen * * * turn Queen’s evidence legal phrase if a criminal turns Queen’s evidence, they agree to give information to the police or to a court of law to help them to catch other criminals Thesaurus: giving… …   Useful english dictionary

• turn the corner — 1. To go round the corner 2. To get past a difficulty or danger 3. To begin to pick up • • • Main Entry: ↑corner * * * turn the/​a corner phrase to begin to be healthy, happy, or successful again after a difficult period Has the economy finally… …   Useful english dictionary

• turn King's evidence — see under ↑evident • • • Main Entry: ↑king * * * turn king s evidence Brit law used with the same meaning as turn queen s evidence when Britain is ruled by a king see QUEEN S EVIDENCE • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• turn against — 1. To use to the injury of 2. To render hostile to 3. To rebel against • • • Main Entry: ↑turn * * * turn against (or turn someone against) become (or cause someone to become) hostile toward public opinion turned against him * * * turn against [ …   Useful english dictionary

• turn on the waterworks — phrase to start crying, especially in order to get someone’s sympathy Thesaurus: to cry, or to start cryingsynonym Main entry: waterworks * * * turn on the waterworks informal : to start crying especially in order to get sympathy from someone… …   Useful english dictionary

• turn someone's head — see under ↑turn • • • Main Entry: ↑head * * * turn someone’s head phrase to make someone feel more important, intelligent etc than they really are Don’t let all the praise turn your head. Thesaurus: to have an effect on someone s emotions or… …   Useful english dictionary

• turn aside — 1. To avert 2. To deviate 3. To avert the face • • • Main Entry: ↑turn * * * turn aside phrase to turn your head or body away from someone or something so that you are no longer looking at them She looked appealingly in his direction, but he… …   Useful english dictionary

• turn heads — phrase to attract a lot of attention Her new car was turning heads wherever she went. Thesaurus: to make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressedsynonym Main entry: turn * * * I attract a great deal of attention or interest …   Useful english dictionary

• turn on your heel — turn/spin/on your heel mainly literary phrase to turn quickly Thesaurus: to change positionsynonym Main entry: heel * * * ˌturn/ˌspin on your ˈheel idiom …   Useful english dictionary

• turn your back — to turn so that you are facing away from someone He turned his back and walked away from me. often + on He turned his back on me and walked away. often used figuratively His former supporters have turned their backs on him. [=have abandoned him] …   Useful english dictionary