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turn, wear, work - Coggle Diagram
turn
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sb in
(tr) give sb to the police
She threatened to turn him in to the police.
He decided to turn himself in.
into
(tr) change into, become
Our dream holiday turned into a nightmare.
The prince was turned into a frog by the witch.
sb over to sb
(tr) deliver sb (to the police, authorities)
Customs officials turned the man over to the police.
up
1) (int) arrive or appear (unexpectedly)
We arranged to meet at 7:30, but she never turned up.
2) (tr) increase (volume, pressure)
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out
1) (tr) produce
The factory turns out 900 cars a week.
The school has turned out some first-rate students.
2) (int) prove to be in the end; result
The job turned out to be harder than we thought.
3) (tr) force sb to leave
The family were turned out of their flat by the landlord when they couldn’t pay the rent.
4) (tr) empty (one's pockets, handbag, etc)
The policeman asked him to turn out his pockets.
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to
(tr) go to sb for help, advice
She has nobody she can turn to.
wear
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out
1) (tr) use until no longer serviceable
He wore out two pairs of shoes last year.
2) (tr) exhaust
You'll wear yourself out if you carry on working so hard.
work
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out
1) (tr) find the solution to a problem by reasoning or calculation
I couldn't work out where the music was coming from.
Can you work out what these squiggles mean?
2) (int) develop successfully
Things have worked out quite well for us.
up
(tr) develop, increase
I can't work up any enthusiasm for his idea.
She went for a long walk to work up an appetite.