turn in
SeparableThe object can go before or after the particle — but a pronoun MUST go in the middle: “clean it up”, never “clean up it”.
How to say it
Stress the particle, not the verb: turn IN. Saying “TURN in” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.
Link across the gap. The final /n/ of “turn” moves onto the particle and starts its syllable: “turn in” is said “tur-nin”. Pausing between the words is what makes phrasal verbs sound recited rather than spoken.
2 meanings
- 1
To submit work to someone in authority.
- “Turn in your assignments by Friday.”
Similar: hand in, submit
- 2
To go to bed.
informal- “He knew he'd have to turn in early to catch up on some sleep.”
Similar: retire