Grammar fix
turn yourself in
surrender to police
To go to the police and admit that you are wanted for a crime.
phrasal verb
How oftenCommon
LevelB2
Used inSpeech & writing
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
The suspect turned himself in after seeing his picture on the news.
I saw a documentary about a man who turned himself in after several years because he wanted to stop living under a false name.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: He turned in himself to the police.
Say: He turned himself in to the police.
Put the reflexive pronoun between 'turn' and 'in'.
Don't confuse it
Other ways to say it
Go to the police and confess
Which regionAmericanBritish
turn yourself inYou're here · Common everywhere; the usual choice in American English.
give upSurrender after hiding, resisting, or trying to escape.hand yourself inEspecially British: voluntarily report to the police for arrest.