at every turn
at every turn
phrase
turnIf you say that something happens at every turn, you are emphasizing that it happens frequently or all the time, usually so that it prevents you from achieving what you want.
[emphasis]Its operations were hampered at every turn by inadequate numbers of trained staff.
At every turn smoke and flame stopped efforts to get into the living quarters.
repeatedly, always, constantly, all the time, continually, again and again, over and over again, recurrently, twenty-four-seven [informal]COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
