turn to someone

turn to someone
turn to (someone/something) to go to someone or use something in order to get help.

Some young people turn to Jesus, others turn to drugs.

In times of stress, we turn to these principles for guidance.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • turn down someone — turn down (someone/something) to refuse to accept or agree to something, or to someone s idea. The bank turned down their request for a loan. Go ahead and ask her out, if you re prepared for her to turn you down …   New idioms dictionary

  • turn on someone — turn on (someone) to attack or criticize someone suddenly. He suddenly turned on me and accused me of not supporting him when he needed it. The country s leaders worry that the people could quickly turn on them …   New idioms dictionary

  • turn against someone — turn against (someone) to change from supporting to opposing someone. A lot of his supporters turned against him …   New idioms dictionary

  • turn in someone — turn in (someone) to take or report someone to the police or other authority. I would feel very nervous about turning in my neighbors to the police. He learned that the police were looking for him and turned himself in …   New idioms dictionary

  • turn on someone — ATTACK, set on, fall on, let fly at, lash out at, hit out at, round on; informal lay into, tear into, let someone have it, bite someone s head off, jump down someone s throat; Brit. informal have a go at; N. Amer. informal light into. → turn …   Useful english dictionary

  • turn against someone — BECOME HOSTILE TO, take a dislike to. → turn …   Useful english dictionary

  • turn onto someone or something — in. to ecome interested in someone or something. □ Jeff turned onto electronics at the age of fourteen. □ I tried to get her to turn onto me, but she could only think of John …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • turn to someone/something — SEEK HELP FROM, have recourse to, approach, apply to, appeal to; take to, resort to. → turn …   Useful english dictionary

  • turn against — 1. To use to the injury of 2. To render hostile to 3. To rebel against • • • Main Entry: ↑turn * * * turn against (or turn someone against) become (or cause someone to become) hostile toward public opinion turned against him * * * turn against [ …   Useful english dictionary

  • turn someone's head — see under ↑turn • • • Main Entry: ↑head * * * turn someone’s head phrase to make someone feel more important, intelligent etc than they really are Don’t let all the praise turn your head. Thesaurus: to have an effect on someone s emotions or… …   Useful english dictionary

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