take a turn イディオム
take a turn for the worse
become sicker My aunt took a turn for the worse last week and is still in the hospital.
take a turn|take|turn
v. phr. To become different; change.
Mary's fever suddenly took a bad turn. The story took an odd turn. Often used with "for the better" or "for the worse".
In the afternoon the weather took a turn for the better. Suddenly the battle took a turn for the worse.
take a turn for the better|for the better|take|tur
v. phr. To start improving; start to get better.
Aunt Hermione was very ill for a long time, but last week she suddenly took a turn for the better.
take a turn for the better
take a turn for the better Improve, as in
We thought she was on her deathbed but now she's taken a turn for the better. The antonym is
take a turn for the worse, meaning “get worse, deteriorate,” as in
Unemployment has been fairly low lately, but now the economy's taken a turn for the worse. This idiom employs
turn in the sense of “a reversal,” a usage dating from about 1600.
take a turn
To change in action or quality, abnormally bound or suddenly. We should get over to the hospital now—things accept taken a turn, and Uncle Jim apparently won't accomplish it through the day. I apperceive you had a afflicted alpha to your day, but I bet it takes a about-face afore day's end—things are never bad forever.Learn more: take, turn
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