turn around

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	turn around - turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal of the image in the lens" reversal turning, turn - a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"
Verb	1.	turn around - turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically; "He turned around to face his opponent"; "My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake" swing about, swing around turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
	2.	turn around - improve dramatically; "The new strategy turned around sales"; "The tutor turned around my son's performance in math" ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
	3.	turn around - improve significantly; go from bad to good; "Her performance in school picked up" pick up ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better - get better; "The weather improved toward evening"