(redirected from turning down)Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Idioms, Encyclopedia. turn (tûrn) v. turned, turn·ing, turns v.tr. 1. a. To cause to move around an axis or center; cause to rotate or revolve: A motor turns the wheels. b. To cause to move ...
Used with to or into: water that had been turned to ice; turn a rundown house into a show place. b. To affect or change the color of: Autumn turns the green leaves golden. c. To make sour; ferment: Lack of refrigeration turned the milk. 21. To exchange; convert. Used with to ...
have them clean when you go to bed, that they may not collect impurities during the night. To chew charcoal slowly once or twice a week, sweetens the breath, and tends to preserve the teeth from decay; it will sometimes even arrest it when begun. To use it...
You and your brother, Jack, come off pretty down-to-earth! My parents always taught me: You meet the same people on the way up as you do on the way down. I’ve never behaved like a “celebrity” before. I know a lot [who do]. That is a make-or-break for me with my celebri...
performed in the U.S. each year, producing two and a half to three gallons of blood and excess embalming fluid per body. That fluid, along with the organs and internal parts suctioned out of the corpse during the process, goes down the drain and into the water supply. Not a pretty ...
So, if you want to turn a supporter into an ally, talk to them about it. Present yourself as their ally and you may find that you gain one in return. “Sitting down and letting people know you have their back, that your goal is to make them as successful as you can, because in ...
Volun-Trap: "I hate to turn down a cause I love, but I'm spread too thin." Most of us suffer from an embarrassment of riches when it comes to worthy volunteer opportunities, from those that feel obligatory, like the PTA, to those that change people's lives, like Habitat for Humanity...
research styles over the years. She adores research and is quite happy spending hours drifting down the rabbit hole of a particular subject. Despite having a blog about history, I am not so fond of research. I approach my blog more like a crow collecting a shiny object. Look what I ...
Volun-Trap: "I hate to turn down a cause I love, but I'm spread too thin." Most of us suffer from an embarrassment of riches when it comes to worthy volunteer opportunities, from those that feel obligatory, like the PTA, to those that change people's lives, like Habitat for Humanity...
research styles over the years. She adores research and is quite happy spending hours drifting down the rabbit hole of a particular subject. Despite having a blog about history, I am not so fond of research. I approach my blog more like a crow collecting a shiny object. Look what I ...