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Phrase(s): turn someone out
1. Lit. to send someone out of somewhere. • I didn’t pay my rent, so the manager turned me out. • I’m glad it’s not winter. I’d hate to turn out someone in the snow. 2. Fig. to train or produce someone with certain skills or talents. • The state law school turns lawyers out by the dozen. • A committee accused the state university of turning out too many veterinarians., Phrase(s): turn out
[for something] to aim outward. • Her toes turned out just right for a ballet dancer. • The legs of the chair turned out just a little, adding a bit of stability., Phrase(s): turn out somehow
to end in a particular way, such as well, badly, all right, etc. • I hope everything turns out all right. • The party did not turn out well., Phrase(s): turn something out
1. to manufacture or produce something in numbers. • The factory turns too few cars out. • The factory turns out about seventy-five cars a day. 2. to turn off a light. • Please turn the hall light out. • Turn out the light., Phrase(s): turn out (that)
to happen; to end up; to result. • After it was all over, it turned out that both of us were pleased with the bargain. • Have you heard how the game turned out?, Phrase(s): turn out (all right) [and] pan out; work out (all right)
to end satisfactorily. • I hope everything turns out all right. • Oh, yes. It’ll all pan out. • Things usually work out, no matter how bad they seem., Phrase(s): turn out (for something)
[for people, especially an audience] to [leave home to] attend some event. • A lot of people turned out for our meeting. • Almost all the residents turned out for the meeting.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Shut off, as in He turned out the light. [Late 1800s] 2. Arrive or assemble for an event, as in A large number of voters turned out for the rally. [Mid-1700s] 3. Produce, as in They turn out three thousand cars a month. [Mid-1700s] 4. Be found to be in the end; also, end up, result, as in The rookie turned out to be a fine fielder, or The cake didn't turn out very well. [First half of 1700s] Also see TURN OUT ALL RIGHT. 5. Equip, outfit, as in The bride was turned out beautifully. [First half of 1800s] 6. Get out of bed, as in Come on, children; time to turn out. [Colloquial; early 1800s] 7. Evict, expel, as in The landlord turned out his tenant. [Early 1500s]
American Heritage Idioms