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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Does "turn on" here mean "become hostile towards"?
Context:
One of those citizens, Zhao Youping, was in Tianmen Square that day. Decades later, she recalled, "We wore white shirts and blue trousers and carried red banners. The square looked so big, it was red everywhere: red flags, red lanterns.... We thought Chinba was going to be a fair world forever," she told a reporter. Zhao, a committed Communist, had no idea that Mao would someday turn on the very people who had worked to bring about a new China."
One of those citizens, Zhao Youping, was in Tianmen Square that day. Decades later, she recalled, "We wore white shirts and blue trousers and carried red banners. The square looked so big, it was red everywhere: red flags, red lanterns.... We thought Chinba was going to be a fair world forever," she told a reporter. Zhao, a committed Communist, had no idea that Mao would someday turn on the very people who had worked to bring about a new China."
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Yes, you are right. To turn on someone: to attack or criticize someone suddenly ( Until this point Mao was friendly)
- Yes, you are right.
- To turn on someone: to attack or criticize someone suddenly ( Until this point Mao was friendly)
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Yes, you are right.
To turn on someone: to attack or criticize someone suddenly ( Until this point Mao was friendly)
To turn on someone: to attack or criticize someone suddenly ( Until this point Mao was friendly)
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