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- turn off the lights Collocation to switch the lights to the off position so the room becomes dark
- turn on notifications Collocation to enable notification alerts on a device or app so you receive updates
- turn on the lights Collocation to switch the lights on so a place becomes bright
- turn out Phrasal verb To turn out means to happen or end in a particular way.
- turn out well Collocation B2 To result in a positive or successful outcome; to end in a good way.
- turn over Phrasal verb To turn over means to flip something so the other side faces up.
- turn round Phrasal verb To turn round means to rotate your body or something so it faces the opposite direction.
- turn up Phrasal verb To turn up means to appear or be found unexpectedly, or to increase the level of something like sound or heat.
- tush Word A tush is a person’s buttocks, used in an informal or humorous way.
- ubiquitous Word C1 Present, appearing, or found everywhere at the same time.
- uncanny Word Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling or supernatural way; having an inexplicable or unsettling quality th…
- uncover underlying concerns Collocation To reveal or discover hidden, not immediately obvious, or deeply rooted worries, problems, or issues.
- under the cosh Idiom C1 If someone is under the cosh, they are under strong pressure or being controlled harshly.
- under the gun Idiom B2 Under the gun means being under strong pressure, especially because there is little time left to act.
- under the weather Idiom B2 If you are under the weather, you feel slightly ill or not at your best.
- underground station Collocation B1 A station for a train system that runs in tunnels below the ground, also known as a subway or metro station.
- underscore Word To underscore something is to emphasize it or make its importance clear.
- understand clearly Collocation to comprehend something easily and without confusion
- unfulfilled dreams Collocation Aspirations or goals that one had but could not achieve or realize.
- up the spout Idiom B2 Wasted, ruined, or lost with no chance of being recovered.