Phrasal verbs

run over

  run over (to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over them) She ran over someone on her way home. The cat was run over and killed by a bus. (overflow, spillover) The bath water is running over. (to exceed a time limit) The meeting might run over …

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turn around

  turn around (to turn in the opposite direction) Turn around! I saw something on your back. He turned the car around and went back the way we came. (change for the better) The government is determined to turn around the economy. I hope things will turn around for us.     envocabulary.com

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turn into

  turn into (to become, change into) The weather was so cold that the water turned into ice. The director discovered her and turned her into a star.     envocabulary.com

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turn off

  turn off (to make something stop operating or flowing by moving a switch, button, etc.) Don’t forget to turn off the gas before you go out. Turn off the water while brushing your teeth. Let’s turn off the lights so as not to waste electricity. (to leave the road you are travelling …

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turn on

  turn on (to make something start operating by moving a switch, button, etc.) Let me turn on the TV. The game starts in a few minutes. Who turned the shower? informal (to make someone feel excited, especially sexually) The smell of roasted meat really turns me on. The girl knows …

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