turn one's back on

Deny, reject; also abandon, forsake. For example, I can't turn my back on my own daughter, no matter what she's done, or He simply turned his back on them and never gave it a second thought. [c. 1400] Also see when one's back is turned.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ariaden	[æri'ædni]
Ed	[ed]
Eckhard	EK-hahrt	German
Aurelio	ow-RE-lyo	Italian, Spanish
Felix	FE-liks (German, Swedish), FAY-liks (Dutch), FEE-liks (English)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Lati
Law	[lɔ:]