turn one's back
English
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Verb
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, idiomatic) To cease paying attention to something.
- As soon as I turned my back, he started writing on the wall.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, with "on") To forsake, to abandon; to ignore.
- 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
to forsake, to abandon; to ignore
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See also
- tergiversate
- turn one's coat