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Meanings of turn against in English

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Usage of turn against in English
1
We cluster together to form teams, and then turn against one another.
Insurgent
2
But none yet despair enough of Gordimer's leadership to turn against him.
Surrender to the will of the night
3
If it suited his needs, Fenring could very well turn against him.
Paul of dune
4
Singleton would not turn against him; Sylvia had made her influence felt.
Ranching for Sylvia
5
Finally, what happens if and when the tide does turn against England?
The Guardian
6
I seemed to turn against him directly he came in the door.'
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
7
One of unionism's deepest fears is that Britain will turn against it.
The Irish Times
8
Seeing all your shortcomings, he might be tempted to turn against you.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
9
The Landsraad League will all turn against him and stand by me.
Navigators of Dune
10
The tariffs could encourage domestic Chinese sentiment to turn against the US.
The Guardian
11
Even the weather also seemed to have taken a turn against her.
Frida; Or, The Lover's Leap: A Legend Of The West Country / From...
12
Perhaps your little weazened soul is plotting to turn against my father.
Foundation
13
We will not give in to fear or turn against each other.
Reuters
14
They may make up their quarrel and turn against us any minute.
Tom Swift in Captivity, Or, A Daring Escape By Airship
15
And they shall turn against your colony as they will against Homeport.
Star Born
16
The man himself must turn against himself, and so be for himself.
Unspoken Sermons, Series I., II., and III.
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United States of America
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