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turn the corner en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To pass the most critical point of some process; to pass out of danger.
    • POSITIVE signs are starting to emerge in China but economists warn it's too early to tell whether Australia's biggest trading partner is turning the corner. 2009 February 9, “Hope as China's appetite returns”, in Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia:
  2. In the game of cribbage, to reach the point at which one is safe from being lurched.

Forms

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turn a corner alternative lexicographic
turning the corner Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
turns the corner Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
turned the corner Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
turned the corner Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

round the bend