turn around

nouns

turning in an opposite direction or position
"the reversal of the image in the lens"
reversal, turn around

verbs

turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically
"He turned around to face his opponent"; "My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake"
swing about, swing around, turn around
improve dramatically
"The new strategy turned around sales"; "The tutor turned around my son's performance in math"
turn around
is a type of (narrower)
to make better
"The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate
improve significantly; go from bad to good
"Her performance in school picked up"
pick up, turn around