turns the corner
Passes the crisis
Turns the corner means to pass a critical point and begin improving, especially after difficulty or illness.
A patient turns the corner when recovery begins.
A struggling business turns the corner when it becomes profitable.
The image is of rounding a bend to find better conditions ahead.
- steeringControlling direction of movement
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- pivotPoint of rotation
- veeringChanging direction suddenly
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
on the mend · resurgence · breakthrough · bounce back · maneuvering · restoration · recuperation · redirecting · inflection point · comeback · juncture · mending · shift · crossroads · orienting · recalibrating · healing · rerouting
turns the cornergoes downhill
declines · deteriorates · relapses · worsens · regresses
turns the cornersuccumbs
Yields to superior force
gives up the ghost · goes under · fails · collapses · bottoms out
turns the cornerstagnates
Ceases movement or progress
flatlines · plateaus · treads water · goes nowhere · languishes
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