turn one's back on



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.
See also: back, on, turn

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Livingston['liviʒstən]
Adel-Arabic
Permelia-English (Archaic)
Andile-Southern African, Zulu
Soili-Finnish
Melchol-Biblical Greek