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turn to sb/sth

phrasal verb with turn
 
/tɜːn/
 
US  /tɝːn/ verb

Definition

B2 to ask a person or organization for help or support: Without someone to turn to for advice, making the most appropriate choice can be difficult. Her family lived a long way away, and she had no one to turn to.Trusting and not trusting
(Definition of turn to sb/sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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