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
Svetlana	svyet-LAH-nah (Russian), sveet-LAH-nah (Russian)	Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian
Parastoo	-	Persian
Grimes	[graimz]
GuifrÉ	-	Catalan
Cybill	SIB-əl	English (Rare)
Zina	-	Russian