noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a turning point (= the time when an important change starts, especially an improvement )
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A turning point in the history of the republic came in 1358.
mark a high/low/turning etc point (= be or happen at a particular time in the development of something )
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The day of the accident marked a turning point in Kenny’s life.
turning circle
turning point
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Meeting her was the turning point in my life.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
wrong
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He must have taken a wrong turning in the dark.
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He took a couple of wrong turnings in the gloom and was angry when he reached Jacqui's flat.
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In Bechar, we took a wrong turning and drove to the gates of an army barracks.
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Harrington's platoon on a wrong turning , heading in the direction of Serre.
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Wherever he looked, he saw human beings taking the wrong turning .
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We took one wrong turning - Vanessa firmly blamed me - but it was soon corrected.
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Many wrong turnings in discussion and communication in general can be avoided, as unnecessary difficulties are pre-empted.
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After clearing the final fence, the 24-year-old chump took the WRONG turning .
■ VERB
take
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I want it to be as though I had never taken that turning .
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The paper had now taken a major turning .
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He must have taken a wrong turning in the dark.
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In Bechar, we took a wrong turning and drove to the gates of an army barracks.
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You might take an unexpected turning just because it feels right, and discover a lovely place to eat.
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Wherever he looked, he saw human beings taking the wrong turning .
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Left on road, then take third turning right and first left by post-box to return back to start.
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We took one wrong turning - Vanessa firmly blamed me - but it was soon corrected.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
set the wheels in motion/set the wheels turning
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As we closed the hatch after us we heard a key turning in the lock of the door to the flat.
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Astronomers had accidentally caught a comet in the act of turning into an asteroid.
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He must have taken a wrong turning in the dark.
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He took a couple of wrong turnings in the gloom and was angry when he reached Jacqui's flat.
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Presumably the freezing or canning of peas or the turning of meat into sausages would amount to such an industrial process.
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Silly me - I had thought that that was party policy, but unfortunately there has been some turning of the tide.
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Some vague sound had alarmed her - a creak, a footstep, maybe even a door handle turning .
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The opposite rudder is then applied to hold that nose direction and to prevent the glider from turning .