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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Turning on
Consider the following sentence:
"He should have told us and the French. We could have done something to remove the threat. However, we are not TURNING ON Israel."
In this context, does 'turning on' mean 'opposing'?
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Christine Christie In this context, does 'turning on' mean 'opposing'? More or less. When you "turn on" someone, you suddenly take a position against them after you had always been for them.
- Christine Christie In this context, does 'turning on' mean 'opposing'?
- More or less.
- When you "turn on" someone, you suddenly take a position against them after you had always been for them.
- "turn on" ~ "turn against" CJ
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Christine ChristieIn this context, does 'turning on' mean 'opposing'?
More or less. When you "turn on" someone, you suddenly take a position against them after you had always been for them.
"turn on" ~ "turn against"
CJ
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