"turn me into" idiom for hobbies

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I have a vague memory of an idiom involving "turn me into" and hobbies, but I can't find it on dictionaries online. Maybe I'm using a wrong word?

"My friend turned me into DJing" would mean that my friend got me interested in DJing.

Does this idiom exist? Can you find it in Merriam Webster or any other online dictionary?

0xFEE1DEAD · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-02 13:00:27Z

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You're thinking of "turn him on to," as in "My friend turned me on to DJing."

turn (someone) on to (something) (MWD)

to cause (someone) to use or become interested in (something) for the first time

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Perhaps OP is mixing “turn on to something” with “to be into something”
– Stefan
Commented Aug 2, 2020 at 20:45
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@Stefan He could also be thinking of "He got me into something" which is a reasonable way of saying "He got me interested in something". You can use "He turned me into an or a X" in this way but X has to be a noun for a practitioner of the activity. That is you can say "He turned me into a cyclist" but not "He turned me into cycling"
– BoldBen
Commented Aug 2, 2020 at 21:23

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