turn around and (do something)
idiom
informal
: to act in an unexpected or surprising way by doing (something specified)
He just turned around and left school.
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To cause disruptions at 60 Minutes and then turn around and do this to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert feels so brazen.
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran.
—Neda Maghbouleh
august 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Those are the same guys that'll turn around and shake your hand and try to be friends with you at the end of the day.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Those 9% credits are doled out by the federal government to the states, who then turn around and award them to developers.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran.
—Neda Maghbouleh
august 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Those are the same guys that'll turn around and shake your hand and try to be friends with you at the end of the day.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Those 9% credits are doled out by the federal government to the states, who then turn around and award them to developers.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Turn around and (do something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20around%20and%20%28do%20something%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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