| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| tune me out |
stop listening to me, not pay attention to me
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If you speak in a boring way, students will tune you out.
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| tune up |
improve the operation, improve performance
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After Fred tunes up the Mercedes the motor will run smoother.
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| tuned in |
able to understand, on the same wavelength
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If you're tuned in, you know who I've been talking about.
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| tunnel vision |
looking straight ahead, not seeing other directions
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Our president has tunnel vision. He believes in only one plan.
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| turf it |
cut it, delete it, throw out
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If students don't enrol in the program, we'll have to turf it.
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| turkey |
fool, dumbo, jerk
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You turkey! Why did you put Jello on my pizza?
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| turn a blind eye |
see a problem but not act, look the other way
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The teacher knows that I come in late, but she turns a blind eye.
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| turn a profit |
profit from, make money
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It will be a year before we turn a profit on this new product.
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| turn about is fair play |
you get what you give, what goes around...
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If you give pain you'll feel pain. Turn about is fair play.
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| turn down |
refuse, not accept
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Sal turned me down when I asked her to go to a movie. She refused.
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