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Phrase(s): turn in((to) some place)
to walk or steer one’s vehicle into a place. • Turn into the next service station for some gas. • I’ll turn in for gas now. • She walked down the street and turned into the drugstore., Phrase(s): turn someone or something in (to someone or something)
to submit or refer someone or something to someone or a group, especially in some official capacity. • The good citizen turned his neighbor in for watering his lawn during the wrong hours. • I turned in the report to the treasurer., Phrase(s): turn in
1. [for something] to fold or point inward. • Do my toes turn in too much? • The legs of the table turned in at the bottom, giving a quaint appearance to the piece of furniture. 2. [for someone] to go to bed. • It’s time to turn in. Good night. • I want to turn in early tonight.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Hand in, give over, as in I turned in my exam and left the room. [c. 1300] 2. Surrender or inform on, especially to the police, as in The shoplifter turned herself in. [1920s] 3. Produce, as in He turned in a consistent performance every day. [Mid-1900s] 4. Go to bed, as in I turned in early last night. [Colloquial; late 1600s]
American Heritage Idioms