TURN BACK — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
turn back
Go back to a previous state.
Приклади
- We reverted to the old rules.
Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.
Приклади
- Arrest the downward trend.
- Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia.
- Contain the rebel movement.
- Turn back the tide of communism.
Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings.
Приклади
- Drive away potential burglars.
- Drive away bad thoughts.
- Dispel doubts.
- The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers.
Retrace one's course.
Приклади
- The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back.
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