■ turn in (up)on oneself: to become introverted.
- Over the years, she had turned in upon herself and was quiet and alone.
- The death of his wife caused Jed to turn in on himself.
■ to become very concerned with your own problems and stop communicating with others.
- He completely turned in on himself after his wife left him.
- You won't be able to lump yourselves as British any more and you can turn in on yourselves.
■ to start to think only about yourself and your own problems and to forget about other people and their problems
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