turn around

verb7

1. •
   To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.

   • At the end of the road, we turned around and walked back to the hotel.
   • The world turns around once every twenty-four hours.
2. •
   To reverse an expected outcome (of a game, etc.), usually from a losing outcome to a winning one; to return (a business, department, etc.) to effectiveness, profitability, etc.

   • The new management team has really turned the company around 180 degrees, and they expect a good profit next year.
   • The team really turned it around in the second half for a great win.
3. •
   (figurative) To change drastically in a fundamental way, often for the better; to change to the opposite (opinion or position).

   • She turned her position around and now she is in favor of the merger.
4. •
   (informal) To suddenly change or reverse one's opinion, point of view, stated position, behaviour, etc.

   • You can't just turn around and say that it was all my fault.
5. •
   (informal) (often with a unit of time) To produce; to output; to generate.

   • We can turn around 500 units by next week.
6. •
   To consider from a different viewpoint.

   • Let's turn that around and look at it from another angle.
7. •
   To convert (an agent) to work for one's own side.