transform someone or something (from someone or something) (in)to someone or something

transform someone or something (from someone or something) (in)to someone or something
transform someone or something (from someone or something) (in)to someone or something
to change someone or something from someone or something into someone or something else. •

Time had transformed gangly little Rachel into a lovely young woman.

Manners transformed Tom from a pest into a prince.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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