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Turn away = “*to cause someone or an animal to avoid moving toward something”…They turn us away at the border because we don’t have visas.

Turn down = “ *to issue a refusal to someone *refuse a offer *to decrease the volume of something”…  We had to turn john down, even though his proposal was okey. Plase turn the radio down. The board turned our request down.

Turn in = “ *to submit or refer someone or something to someone, *to go to bed”…  I turned in report to the treasurer. I want to turn in early today.

Turn into = “to change something or someone into something or someone”… The magician tried to turn jimmy into robin. The room turned into a very pleasant place when the lights were dimmed.

Turn off = “*to dull someone interest in someone or something,*to switch something off”… The boring prof turn me off to the subject. Don’t forget to turn off the iron before you leave the house.

Turn on = “*to attract someone or something, *to excite or interest someone, *to switch on something”… The treasurer turned on the entire board of directors. Fast music with a good beat turn me on. Turn on the TV.

Turn out = “*to produce or manufacture something, *to end up being, *to turn off light, *to force someone to leave a place”… which university turns out the most successful scientists? She turned out to be the murderer after all. Turn out the light before go to bad. I did not pay my rent, so the manager turn me out.

Turn up = “* to increase the volume up, *to fold something up”… Turn up the radio, please. Please turn your cuff up, they are getting muddy.

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It  was a beautiful evening Karla just getting ready to go to a birthday party. She thought it would be a great party. Party with her friends turn her on very much. It was Karla’s friend Jani’s birthday. After got ready Karla went out and headed to the Jani’s house. But before went out she turned off his AC, lights and locked her door.

When she reached, she saw that house was dark. So she turned away from door and called to her friend Joe. Joe told her everybody was there and it was a plan to surprise Jani. Then karla enter into the house. while Karla enter into the house suddenly Anna turn on the lights she thought it’s jani, Karla surprised everybody and they laugh out loud.

Anna turned off these lights again and room turned into dark place again. After a while Jani enter into the house and Anna was ready to surprise her, then everybody sang birthday song for jani. Jani was happy and she hugs her friends. Karla also hugs Jani.

At the beginning of the party Jani cut her birthday cake and everybody cheer up. Then they turned up the music and some of them started dancing, it enjoyable moment for everybody. Suddenly, Mark turned down the music and made declaration about marrage of his with Jani. Jani and Mark was in a relationship since two years, finally Mark decided to turned their love relation into marriage relation. But Jani turned Mark’s proposal down, she wanted to finished her study first. She decided to marry Mark, after finishing her study and Mark mutually agreed with Jani’s decision.

Karla was happy with their decision and she gave a gift to Jani for her birthday occasion. She had to back home early because she must turn a report in to her boss next day. She was worried about her job  because her company’s profit Turn out was very low those days.

Finally Karla said bye to everybody and got back home. She was exhausted, so she turned in early. 

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