turn one's back
(Redirected from turn one's back on)
English
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Verb
[edit]turn one's back (third-person singular simple present turns one's back, present participle turning one's back, simple past and past participle turned one's back)
- (intransitive) To cease paying attention to something.
- As soon as I turned my back, he started writing on the wall.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To forsake, to abandon; to ignore. [with on]
- He got off to a strong start, only to turn his back on the project two months later.
- (intransitive) To turn away, as when fleeing or in contempt.
Translations
[edit]to forsake, to abandon; to ignore
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