turn round
phrasal verbDefinition of turn round
1 : to cause a vehicle to travel in the opposite direction We turned round in someone's driveway. She turned the car round and drove back home.
2 : to change and become better or more successful The economy should turn round soon.
3 : to change (something) in a way that makes it better or more successful The new CEO has really turned the company round in the past year.
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