turn around and (do something)
idiom
informal
: to act in an unexpected or surprising way by doing (something specified)
He just turned around and left school.
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At the historic Louisville Water Tower nearby, drivers getting off the ramp at Interstate 71 are directed to turn around and head toward Brownsboro Road instead of getting on River Road — a business park at the intersection at Zorn Avenue is waterlogged, with access cut off.
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Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
In this maneuver, states can add taxes on medical providers, then turn around and use the funds to provide medical providers with higher Medicaid payments.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
Its powered sliding door can open and close on its own so a passenger doesn’t need to turn around and shut it after exiting.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 June 2025
In a world where they’re constantly told that the pressures and responsibilities of being Yankees are somehow deeper and more profound than anybody else’s, the people in charge can’t turn around and sell them winning seasons instead of winning pennants and World Series.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
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Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
In this maneuver, states can add taxes on medical providers, then turn around and use the funds to provide medical providers with higher Medicaid payments.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
Its powered sliding door can open and close on its own so a passenger doesn’t need to turn around and shut it after exiting.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 June 2025
In a world where they’re constantly told that the pressures and responsibilities of being Yankees are somehow deeper and more profound than anybody else’s, the people in charge can’t turn around and sell them winning seasons instead of winning pennants and World Series.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
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“Turn around and (do something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20around%20and%20%28do%20something%29. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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