turn one’s back on

Idioms In English

What Does “turn one’s back on” mean?

Definition:

If you turn your back on someone you ignore, deny, or reject them.
To turn one’s back on may also mean to abandon or forsake.

Other related idioms:

To give someone the cold shoulder.
To cut someone dead.

Example(s)

He couldn’t turn his back on his ex-wife even if she cheated on him.

John turned his back on his old friends when he won the lottery.

This idiom is in the parts of the body category.
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