Exercise 1

"I'd like to turn things over to Lieutenant Lawrence Laughsalot".

How else could we express this?

I'd like us to make room for Lawrence on the stage

I'd like to give Lawrence the chance to speak

I'd like you to applaud and welcome Lawrence

I'd like to give Lawrence some more time to prepare himself

I don't know

"I'd like to turn things over to Lieutenant Lawrence Laughsalot".

How else could we express this?

I'd like us to make room for Lawrence on the stage

Although Polly is introducing Lawrence Laughsalot, the team building expert, her expression is not a request to "make room" or "clear space" for him, but rather it signals that he will speak now.

I'd like to give Lawrence the chance to speak

This is correct. The expression "to turn things over (to someone)" is a standard introduction from one speaker to another. This expression is often heard at the beginning of meetings or presentations in order to signal the transition between one speaker to another.

I'd like you to applaud and welcome Lawrence

Although Polly is introducing Lawrence Laughsalot, the team building expert, her expression is not a request to "welcome" or "applaud" him, but rather it signals that he will speak now.

I'd like to give Lawrence some more time to prepare himself

Although Polly is introducing Lawrence Laughsalot, the team building expert, her expression is not a request to "give him time to prepare himself", but but rather it signals that he will speak now.

Exercise 2

"I'd like to turn things over to Lieutenant Lawrence Laughsalot".

How else could we express this?

I'd like to give Lawrence the chance to speak.

I'd like to give Lawrence some more time to prepare himself.

I'd like you to applaud and welcome Lawrence.

I'd like us to make room for Lawrence on the stage.

I don't know

"I'd like to turn things over to Lieutenant Lawrence Laughsalot".

How else could we express this?

I'd like to give Lawrence the chance to speak.

I'd like to give Lawrence some more time to prepare himself.

Although Polly is introducing Lawrence Laughsalot, the team building expert, her expression is not a request to "give him time to prepare himself", but but rather it signals that he will speak now.

I'd like you to applaud and welcome Lawrence.

Although Polly is introducing Lawrence Laughsalot, the team building expert, her expression is not a request to "welcome" or "applaud" him, but rather it signals that he will speak now.

I'd like us to make room for Lawrence on the stage.

Although Polly is introducing Lawrence Laughsalot, the team building expert, her expression is not a request to "make room" or "clear space" for him, but rather it signals that he will speak now.

Turn things over meaning in English

Definition

Examples

What our users say: