turn someone or something toward someone or something

turn someone or something toward someone or something
turn someone or something toward someone or something
to turn someone or something to face someone or something. •

The nurse turned the old man toward his daughter, who had come to visit him.

Ken turned the microphone toward the speaker.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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