Emotions & feelings

turn someone's mood around

make someone feel better

To turn someone's mood around means to make them feel better after they have been unhappy or low.

B1 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

You look miserable.

I know, but a cup of tea might turn my mood around.

Play the conversation

A quick chat with my sister can turn my mood around after a difficult day.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: turn someone's mood over

Say: turn someone's mood around

Use “around” in this expression; “turn someone's mood over” is not the usual phrase for improving their mood.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

turn someone's mood around; turn my mood around

Your turn: say it out loud

A quick chat with my sister can turn my mood around after a difficult day.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

turn someone's mood around

make someone feel better

“A quick chat with my sister can turn my mood around after a difficult day.”

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