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turn someone down

to issue a refusal to someone. We had to turn Joan down, even though her proposal was okay. We turned down Joan, even though her credentials were good.

See also: turn

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Why, it would have been play to turn down that young husky's. Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context Put on your bonnet and let on you're going home; and when you get to the corner, give the rest of 'em the slip, and turn down through the lane and come back. Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context Then D'Artagnan rushed out of his hiding place and arrived in time to see Bazin turn down the Rue de la Juiverie and enter, in the Rue de la Calandre, a respectable looking house; and this D'Artagnan felt no doubt was the habitation of the worthy beadle. Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context			tune out tune up tuned in tunnel tunnel through tunnel under tunnel vision turf turkey turn turn a blind eye turn a deaf ear turn a deaf ear to turn a hair turn a place upside down turn a profit turn a trick turn against turn around turn aside turn away turn back turn back on turn back the clock turn belly up turn down turn hand to turn head turn heads turn in turn in grave turn in on oneself turn inside out turn into turn king's evidence turn loose turn nose up turn nose up at turn of the century turn off turn on turn on a dime turn on heel turn on its ear turn on its head turn on the waterworks Turn on, tune in, drop out turn onto turn out turn out of turn out to be			turn back turn back turn back on turn back on turn back on turn back on turn back on Turn Back South Turn Back the Clock Turn Back the Clock Turn Back the Clock Turn Back the Clock Turn Back the Pendulum Turn Back to God Turn based Turn Based Game Turn Based Gold Turn based strategy Turn Beauty Inside Out turn belly up Turn bench turn bridge Turn buckle turn button turn button turn button turn button turn button Turn cap Turn coordinator turn down turn from turn from a purpose turn from sin turn full circle turn full circle turn full circle turn full circle turn full circle turn full circle Turn Green turn hand turn hand turn hand turn hand turn hand to turn head turn head turn head turn head turn head turn heads turn in turn in turn in turn in turn in turn in turn in grave turn in grave turn in grave

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