turn round and (do something)

phrase

chiefly British, informal

: to act in an unexpected or surprising way by doing (something specified)

He just turned round and left school.

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The sullen model continued to turn round and round in her mind, arms splayed. — Mona Awad, New Yorker, 20 July 2025

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