He turned me on to Zen — Он пробудил во мне интерес к дзэн-буддизму
The boy he thought had turned his daughter on to drugs turned out to be a straight arrow — Парень, который, как он думал, приучил его дочь к наркотикам, оказался порядочным человеком
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
turn (your) hand to (something) — if you say that someone could turn their hand to an activity or skill, you mean they could do it well although they have no experience of it. I m sure you could turn your hand to a bit of writing if you wanted. Stella s very talented. She could… … New idioms dictionary
turn someone against someone — turn (someone/something) against (someone/something) to cause someone or something to oppose someone or something else. He took all of our proposals and turned them against us. Advisors have been trying to turn the president against increased… … New idioms dictionary
turn someone against something — turn (someone/something) against (someone/something) to cause someone or something to oppose someone or something else. He took all of our proposals and turned them against us. Advisors have been trying to turn the president against increased… … New idioms dictionary
turn someone against — turn (someone/something) against (someone/something) to cause someone or something to oppose someone or something else. He took all of our proposals and turned them against us. Advisors have been trying to turn the president against increased… … New idioms dictionary
turn someone away — turn (someone/something) away to refuse to see or talk to someone, or to consider something. If anyone comes to the door, just turn them away. She has turned away every opportunity to improve her English in the last ten years … New idioms dictionary
turn someone over — turn (someone/something) over to put someone or something under the control of someone. As soon as Roger came home his Dad turned him over to the police. Eventually she turned over the company to her son … New idioms dictionary
turn someone loose — turn (someone/something) loose to give up control of someone or something, so they can do what they want. He turned the horse loose in the field. The trouble began when the newspaper turned loose a dozen reporters to investigate the incident … New idioms dictionary
turn the tables on something — turn the tables (on (someone/something)) to change a situation so that someone s position is the opposite of what it was. She turned the tables by playing a better game and recently has won most of her matches. Hendricks turned the tables on the… … New idioms dictionary
turn around and do something — turn around and do (or say) something informal used to convey that someone s actions or words are perceived as unexpected, unwelcome, or confrontational then she just turned around and said she wasn t coming after all * * * turn round/around and… … Useful english dictionary
turn (your) back on something — turn (your) back on (someone/something) to refuse to help or be involved. How can we turn our backs on people who have no homes, no jobs, no hope? … New idioms dictionary
turn someone or something upside down — tv. to upset someone or something; to confuse someone or something. □ We turned his place upside down, but never found the gun. □ The whole business turned me upside down. It’ll take days to recover … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
