2010년 11월 8일 월요일

Dic: turn in on yourself

■ 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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