Idiom
serve the turn
Meaning
To suffice for one's immediate purpose or need.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“This small table will serve the turn for now.”
“I forgot my screwdriver, but this butter knife should serve the turn to tighten the screw.”
“Although the makeshift shelter was far from ideal, it served the turn during the storm until they could reach a safer location.”
Examples
simple
“This small table will serve the turn for now.”
contextual
“I forgot my screwdriver, but this butter knife should serve the turn to tighten the screw.”
complex
“Although the makeshift shelter was far from ideal, it served the turn during the storm until they could reach a safer location.”
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