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turn back on

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turn your back on someone
to refuse to help someone. These people are appealing to our government to help them. We can't just turn our backs on them.
See also: back, turn

turn your back on something

to stop being involved in something. Spain cannot afford to turn its back on tourism.
See also: back, turn
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?
See also: back, turn


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