turn the corner

English

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• turn a corner

Pronunciation

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Verb

turn the corner (third-person singular simple present turns the corner, present participle turning the corner, simple past and past participle turned the corner)

1. (idiomatic) To pass the most critical point of some process; to pass out of danger.
   • 2009 February 9, “Hope as China's appetite returns”, in Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia:

     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.

2. In the game of cribbage, to reach the point at which one is safe from being lurched.

See also

• round the bend