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turn one's back

verb

Definitions

  1. To cease paying attention.

    • As soon as I turned my back, he started writing on the wall.

  2. To forsake, to abandon

    To forsake, to abandon; to ignore.

    • He got off to a strong start, only to turn his back on the project two months later.
    • Acting on your best behaviour Turn your back on Mother Nature Everybody wants to rule the world
    • In response to questions from RailReview, Royal Mail denied turning its back on rail transport completely, stressing it will continue to use rail, keeping the amount of mail moved by train under regular review.

  3. To turn away, as when fleeing or in contempt.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA