I said, "When did you ever give or loan money that the deal didn't turn sour?"
The deal turned to co-ownership in summer 2011.
The last deal of the final turned defeat into victory.
When a great deal of soapy water had turned pink, a long, stained string came away.
Novels conventionally draw a good deal of their power from surprising plot turns.
But with house prices at the top of the market and the financial crisis around the corner, the deal turned into a debt fiasco.
The deals turned Stern into the third largest pharmaceutical company in the world.
"These deals take unusual twists and turns," he said.
This whole deal has turned into a major drag.
The deal turned Alibaba.com into the biggest Internet operation in China.