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  • 121turn up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you say that someone or something turns up, you mean that they arrive, often unexpectedly or after you have been waiting a long time. [V P] Richard had turned up on Christmas Eve with Tony... [V P] This is similar to waiting… …

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  • 122turn on — 1. in. to become interested or excited. □ She turned on when she heard her name called. □ He really turned on when he saw the cake. 2. in. to take a drug. (Drugs.) □ Pete just can’t wait to light up and turn on. □ …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 123turn in — v. (B) ( to hand over ) they turned him in to the police; she turned the assignment in to the teacher; he refused to turn himself in to the authorities * * * [ tɜːn ɪn] he refused to turn in himself in to the authorities she turn ined the… …

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  • 124turn-up — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms turn up : singular turn up plural turn ups British a fold at the bottom of the leg of a pair of trousers • a turn up for the books …

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  • 125turn — noun see one good turn deserves another turn about is fair play verb see a bad penny always turns up clergymen’s sons always turn out badly there is always one who kisses, and one who turns the cheek …

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  • 126turn in — verb 1. make an entrance by turning from a road (Freq. 2) Turn in after you see the gate • Hypernyms: ↑enter, ↑come in, ↑get into, ↑get in, ↑go into, ↑go in, ↑ …

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  • 127turn on — verb Date: 1833 transitive verb 1. to activate or cause to flow, operate, or function by or as if by turning a control < turn the water on full > < turn on the power > 2. a. to cause to undergo an intense often visionary experience by taking a&#8230; …

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  • 128turn up — verb Date: 1563 transitive verb 1. find, discover 2. to raise or increase by or as if by turning a control < turn up the volume on the radio > 3. British a. to look up (as a word or fact) in a book b. to refer to or consult (a book) …

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