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Meaning of turn the corner | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To pass the most critical point of some process; to pass out of danger.
    idiomatic
  2. In the game of cribbage, to reach the point at which one is safe from being lurched.

Equivalents

Deutsch über den Berg sein

Examples

“POSITIVE signs are starting to emerge⟳ in China but economists warn⟳ it's too early to tell⟳ whether Australia's biggest trading partner is turning the corner.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

turn the dial turn the frown upside down turn the other cheek turn the other way turn the page turn the scale

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