turn the corner

(verb) to pass an important or difficult point and begin to improve

Example Sentences:

After a lengthy fight with cancer, Tim has turned the corner and is starting to become healthy again.

A: Are you still sick?
B: Yeah, but I feel like I’m going to turn the corner in a day or two. I feel a little bit better.
A: Great!

Loretta turned the corner once her most difficult final exam was done.

From the News:

Crews turn corner on California fire

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Similar idioms:

1. turn over a new leaf
2. turn a deaf ear to
3. turn something on its ear
4. get along like a house on fire
5. turn into
6. turn to
7. fight fire with fire
8. turn in
9. turn one’s back on
10. stick it out
11. under the weather
12. get through
13. frazzled