turn on a dime

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turn on a dime - have a small turning radius; "My little subcompact car turns on a dime!"

driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal

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"

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