take a turn
Frequency: 8.830.5 per million words
Can mean to change direction or to take one's opportunity.
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Examples (10)
- I'll take a turn making the dinner—you have a rest.
- He took a wrong turn and ended up on the coast road.
- Her career took an unexpected turn when she moved to Vancouver.
- I'm afraid Grandma has taken a turn for the worse.
- Fortunately, his health began to take a turn for the better after the surgery.
- The children took turns on the swing.
- Let's take a turn around the garden before it gets dark.
- The situation took a dramatic turn with the new evidence.
- It's your turn to roll the dice, so please take your turn now.
- The debate took an interesting turn when the new speaker presented her argument.