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turn a corner

turn a corner is the alternative form of turn the corner.

Meaning of turn the corner

Verb

turn the corner (third-person singular simple present turns the corner, present participle turning the corner, simple past and past participle turned the corner)

  1. (idiomatic) To pass the most critical point of some process; to pass out of danger.
    • POSITIVE signs are starting to emerge in China but economists warn it's too early to tell whether Australia's biggest trading partner is turning the corner.2009 February 9, “Hope as China's appetite returns”, in Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
  2. In the game of cribbage, to reach the point at which one is safe from being lurched.

Forms of turn a corner

third-person singular presentturns a corner
present participleturning a corner
past participleturned a corner
pastturned a corner

Questions about turn a corner

What is turn a corner the alternative form of?
Turn a corner is the alternative form of turn the corner.

Words near turn a corner in the dictionary

  1. turmut
  2. turmuts
  3. turn
  4. turn 19 in Poland
  5. turn a blind eye
  6. turn a corner
  7. turn a deaf ear
  8. turn a hair
  9. turn a new leaf
  10. turn a number of shades of red
  11. turn a page

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