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turn back
This page is about the phrasal verb turn back
Meaning
to return in the direction from which you've come, or to make someone do this
For example
- turn back If you get lost, turn back and return the way you came.
- turn sb back The police were turning everybody back because the road had been blocked by a landslide.
- be turned back Anyone who doesn't have a visa will be turned back at the border.
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Contributor: Matt Errey