- turn something back
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to return the way you have come; to make sb/sth do this
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The weather became so bad that they had to turn back.
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Our car was turned back at the border.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
turn something back
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turn (your) back on — (someone/something) to refuse to help or be involved. How can we turn our backs on people who have no homes, no jobs, no hope? … New idioms dictionary
turn (your) back on (something) — to stop being involved in something. Spain cannot afford to turn its back on tourism … New idioms dictionary
turn (your) back on something — turn (your) back on (someone/something) to refuse to help or be involved. How can we turn our backs on people who have no homes, no jobs, no hope? … New idioms dictionary
turn your back on something — turn your back on sb/sth idiom 1. to move so that you are standing or sitting with your back facing sb/sth • When on stage, try not to turn your back on the audience. 2. to reject sb/sth that you have previously been connected with • She turned… … Useful english dictionary
turn your back on sth — ► to refuse to be involved in something that you were previously involved in: »He said the country could not turn its back on globalization. Main Entry: ↑turn … Financial and business terms
turn (your) back on someone — turn (your) back on (someone/something) to refuse to help or be involved. How can we turn our backs on people who have no homes, no jobs, no hope? … New idioms dictionary
turn your back on — 1) to turn your body so that your back is pointing towards someone or something She turned her back on him coldly. 2) to refuse to accept someone or something that you have previously accepted He turned his back on his former beliefs … English dictionary
To turn the back — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To turn the back on — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To turn the back upon — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
