"turn a corner" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-turn a corner.ogg [Australia] Forms: turns a corner [present, singular, third-person], turning a corner [participle, present], turned a corner [participle, past], turned a corner [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} turn a corner (third-person singular simple present turns a corner, present participle turning a corner, simple past and past participle turned a corner)
  1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of turn the corner Tags: alt-of, alternative, idiomatic Alternative form of: turn the corner
    Sense id: en-turn_a_corner-en-verb-ylOvnzTr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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