turn the corner
verb1
Idiomatic To pass the most critical point of some process; to pass out of danger.
- POSITIVE signs are starting to emerge in China but economists warn it's too early to tell whether Australia's biggest trading partner is turning the corner.2009 February 9, “Hope as China's appetite returns”, in Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia:
2
In the game of cribbage, to reach the point at which one is safe from being lurched.
- Related terms
- round the bend