take a turn for the worse

English

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Verb

take a turn for the worse (third-person singular simple present takes a turn for the worse, present participle taking a turn for the worse, simple past took a turn for the worse, past participle taken a turn for the worse)

1. (idiomatic) To start to become worse; to worsen.
   • 2011 September 24, Aled Williams, “Chelsea 4 - 1 Swansea”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     But Torres's afternoon was to take a turn for the worse for a second week in succession as he was shown a straight red card by referee Mike Dean for a two-footed challenge on Gower.

Antonyms

• take a turn for the better

Translations

start to become worse

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 惡化／恶化 (zh) (èhuà)

• Finnish: tapahtua käänne pahempaan päin
• Italian: prendere una brutta piega
• Portuguese: mudar para pior
• Russian: ухудша́ться (ru) impf (uxudšátʹsja), уху́дшиться (ru) pf (uxúdšitʹsja)