TURN AWAY

Not allow someone to enter a place:

“You have to be 21 to enter the club, so my 19-year-old cousin wasturned awayat the door.”

TURN DOWN

1. Decrease volume or heating/air conditioning:

“Could youturn the music down,please? It’s too loud.”

2. Not accept an invitation or offer (can be used for romantic dates, job offers, etc.):

“He asked her out to dinner, but sheturned him down.”

“I can’t believe heturned downa great job at a bank in order to try to be a writer!”

TURN IN

1. Give an assignment to a teacher or supervisor:

“My son needs toturn his research paper inon Thursday.”

2. Go to bed:

“I’m exhausted. I’m going toturn inearly tonight.”

3. Deliver someone who committed a crime to the police:

“The drug dealer wasturned inby his own mother.”

TURN INTO

Become:

“Caterpillarsturn intobutterflies.”

TURN ON

1. Start a machine, light, or electronic device:

“When I get to work, the first thing I do isturn onmy computer.”

2. Turn (someone) on = make the person sexually aroused:

“He says that girls with long legs reallyturn him on.”

TURN OFF

1. Stop a machine, electronic device, or light (for lights, we can use TURN OFF, SHUT OFF, or TURN OUT; for machines, only TURN OFF or SHUT OFF):

“Time toturn offthe TV – you’ve been watching for the past three hours!”

2. Turn (someone) off = make someone lose interest, make someone dislike something (may be sexual, but not necessarily):

“Itturns me offwhen my boyfriend tries to hug me when he’s all sweaty.”

“I don’t like that design at all. The bright colors justturn me off.”