TO TURN UP (FOR) = TO ARRIVE, TO APPEAR
IN FRENCH = VENIR, ARRIVER, SE POINTER
Examples:
- Not a lot of people turned up for the meeting, so we had to schedule (plan) another one next month.
- Not a lot of people turned up for the meeting, so we had to schedule (plan) another one next month.
- He just turned up without an appointment and expected to see the CEO (president of the company).
- I turned up 20 minutes late for the presentation, and I forgot to take some important documents with me to give to my colleagues!
PRACTICE AND THINK IN ENGLISH
Can you think of an example to use this expression in a sentence? Leave your example in a comment below or send me an example by E-mail at kaufman.terry@gmail.com, if you like.
Source: English For Business
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