turn one's back
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turn one's back on — ► turn one s back on ignore; reject. Main Entry: ↑back … English terms dictionary
turn one's back on — index abandon (physically leave), ignore, quit (evacuate), relinquish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
turn one's back on — phrasal or turn one s back upon 1. : to put behind one : depart from with this month of March we turn our backs on winter Faith Baldwin Eskimo turn their backs abruptly on the sea … up a valley from the shore C.D.Forde 2 … Useful english dictionary
turn one's back on — idi turn one s back on, to abandon, ignore, or reject … From formal English to slang
turn one's back upon — index disdain Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
turn one's back upon — phrasal see turn one s back on … Useful english dictionary
turn one's back on — phrasal 1. reject, deny < would be turning one s back on history Pius Walsh > 2. forsake < turned his back on his obligations > … New Collegiate Dictionary
turn one's back on — {v. phr.} To refuse to help (someone in trouble or need.) * /He turned his back on his own family when they needed help./ * /The poorer nations are often not grateful for our help, but still we can not turn our back on them./ Compare: GO BACK… … Dictionary of American idioms
turn one's back on — {v. phr.} To refuse to help (someone in trouble or need.) * /He turned his back on his own family when they needed help./ * /The poorer nations are often not grateful for our help, but still we can not turn our back on them./ Compare: GO BACK… … Dictionary of American idioms
turn\ one's\ back\ on — v. phr. To refuse to help (someone in trouble or need.) He turned his back on his own family when they needed help. The poorer nations are often not grateful for our help, but still we can not turn our back on them. Compare: go back on(1) … Словарь американских идиом
turn one's back — verb a) To cease paying attention to something. As soon as I turned my back, he started writing on the wall. b) To forsake, to abandon; to ignore. He got off to a strong start, only to turn his back on the project two months later … Wiktionary
