left turn
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5.8
- noun
- Literature
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giro a la izquierda
- After years of conservative governance, the new leader's left turn has energized younger voters.
- take a left turn
- a sharp left turn
- a hard left turn
Examples
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In the last 10 minutes, McPherson takes the plot into a dark left turn absent in either du Maurier or Hitchcock.
Blog text (34) -
Our case also speaks to the recent literature on the Latin American left turn.
Academic text (2016) -
However, I agree with you that the country is almost too far gone, but at the same time, I get the feeling that we are gradually making a left turn, in part because of Obama.
Blog text (25) -
And now the whole situation is taking a left turn because he's like he's feeling this, this negativity or this change.
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I want to talk more about the meaning of that ending, and about Dream's long-delayed confrontation with Nada, but if you'll permit a complete left turn, can we talk a moment about the art in Season of Mists?
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The recent election marked a significant left turn for the political landscape, shifting towards progressive policies.
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Many citizens were surprised by the government's left turn towards more inclusive social policies in the new budget.
Antonyms
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4.9
Having conservative political views that support lower taxes and stricter immigration rules
How Left
Surface Forms
Morphology
The political sense 'a shift toward left-wing policies' is directly derivable by combining 'left' (left-wing) with 'turn' (a change or shift). This spatial-to-political mapping is a regular, cross-linguistic metaphor, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The expression left turn uses the same image of a car or person making a turn to the left, and people began to use that picture for politics or plans to show a move toward 'more progressive' or 'left-wing' ideas. That's why a 'left turn' means a change in direction toward those ideas.