turn somebody back

turn somebody back
ˌturn ˈback | ˌturn sb/sthˈback derived
to return the way you have come; to make sb/sth do this

The weather became so bad that they had to turn back.

(figurative)

We said we would do it— there can be no turning back.

Our car was turned back at the border.

Main entry:turnderived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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