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401 PHRASAL VERBS

 turn away (tr)

 refuse sb to enter a place; [içeri bırakmamak, defetmek]

He turned me away last night.
The hotel keeper turned us away all.
I still can’t understand how a doctor can turn a dying man away.

 turn down (tr)

 reject an offer; [reddetmek, geri çevirmek]

The boss turned down my request for a rise in my salary.
Another team offered me more money but I turned them down.

 adjust (radio, cooker, etc) in order to reduce the heat, noise, etc; [(radyo, ocak vs) kısmak]

Turn the cooker down and come here.
I am very hot. Turn the heating down, please.
Will you turn the radio down, please? I am trying to concentrate on my work.

 turn in

 (tr) hand over to the police to be arrested; [polise ihbar etmek, teslim etmek]

He turned his neighbours in as they disturbed him.
They threatened to take me in.

 (intr) go to bed; yatmak, [uyumak]

I am turning in because I have to get up very early.
It’s time you turned in.

 (tr) return sth; [geri vermek, iade etmek]

Don’t forget to turn in the key before you leave.
I hope you will turn in my car on Sunday.

 (tr) stop doing sth, abandon sth; [-den vazgeçmek]

I have to turn in my job because it is very damaging.
My job is very tiring. –Why don’t you turn it in?

 turn off (tr)

 cause sb. to be bored or disgusted by sth; [birinin canını sıkmak, keyfini kaçırmak]

This kind of music turns me off.
All that talk about massacre turned him right off.