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To choose art means to turn one's back on the world, or at least on certain of its distractions.
Melvin Maddocks

Meaning of "turn one's back on" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TURN ONE'S BACK ON

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WHAT DOES TURN ONE'S BACK ON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of turn one's back on in the English dictionary

The definition of turn one's back on in the dictionary is to turn away from in anger or contempt. Other definition of turn one's back on is to refuse to help; abandon.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURN ONE'S BACK ON

turn and turn about
turn away
turn bridge
turn down
turn heads
turn in
turn in on oneself
turn of phrase
turn off
turn on
turn one´s hand to
turn out
turn over
turn over a new leaf
turn queen´s evidence
turn signal
turn someone´s head
turn something on its head
turn tail
turn the corner

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURN ONE'S BACK ON

and so on
bank on
clock on
close the book on
come on
crack on
go down on
keep tabs on
kick on
look on
off and on
pick on
pull on
put money on
run out on
shed light on
take out on
take up on
turn on
work on

Synonyms and antonyms of turn one's back on in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «turn one's back on» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURN ONE'S BACK ON

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Translator English - Chinese

把一个人的回
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

volver la espalda a
570 millions of speakers

English

turn one´s back on
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक पर वापस आ गया है बारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحويل واحد عاد على
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отворачиваться от
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

virar as costas a
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এক ফিরে ফিরে চালু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tourner le dos à
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berpaling ke belakang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

drehen den Rücken zu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

1がオンに戻ってのターン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하나 는 다시 차례
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nguripake maneh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biến một là trở lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீண்டும் திரும்புவோம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एखाद्याच्या मागे चालू करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Birini tekrar aç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

voltare le spalle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skręcić z powrotem na jeden
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відвертатися від
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rândul său, unul este din nou
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γυρίζει κανείς την πλάτη στις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

draai jou rug op
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vända ryggen på
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slår en er tilbake på
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of turn one's back on

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURN ONE'S BACK ON»

The term «turn one's back on» is regularly used and occupies the 76.377 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TURN ONE'S BACK ON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about turn one's back on

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QUOTES WITH «TURN ONE'S BACK ON»

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Melvin Maddocks
To choose art means to turn one's back on the world, or at least on certain of its distractions.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURN ONE'S BACK ON»

Discover the use of turn one's back on in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to turn one's back on and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
... ftttis • ) to see the back of ffijft (X- A) ; 7 IS (& (t) (I'm glad to see the hack of them, ft£ □fttti-mjtftxjc - > to slap on the back M. SLAP to stab in the back E STAB to turn one's back tt S£^S ; fiBB i to turn one's back on/ upon 1. SitSl 2. rfn^j!. ; Sf ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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A comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary
memunggung 1 (M) to turn one's back (on s.o.); to show one's back (to). memunggungi to turn one's back on. Jangan ~ orang tua kalau dud.uk. Don't turn your back on old people when you sit down. punggungan ridge, margin (of sea and ...
Alan M. Stevens, 2004
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
... TALK BACK; THINK BACK; THROW BACK; TURN BACK; TURN ONE's BACK ON; WHEN oNE's BACK IS TURNED; WITH ONE ARM TIED BEHIND oNE's BACK; YOU sCRATCH MY BACK AND I'LL sCRATCH YOURs. back against the wall ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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German/English Dictionary of Idioms
Er will mit ihm offensichtlich nichts mehr zu tun haben. jm. den Rücken zudrehen form —jm. den Rücken zukehren] zuwenden (1) ' to turn one's back on so. jm. den Rücken zukehrenlzuwenden form - 1. 2. to turn one's back on so. 1. Das ist ja  ...
Hans Schemann, 2013
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
turn one's back iki, largohem, kthej krahet □ It seems I can 't turn my back without one of you hurting yourself or doing something silly. □ Yes, and as soon as my back 's turned you 'll be off with this sailor boy and ruin turn one's back on sb turn  ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
... ONE'S HEEL- TURN ON THE HEAT — TURN ONE OFF — TURN ONE ON — TURN ONE'S BACK ON SOMEBODY — TURN ONE'S COAT — TURN ONE'S HAND TO — TURN ONE'S HEAD — to stop making a noise to consider something ...
Cruz, Et Al
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Inventing Hui-neng, the Sixth Patriarch: Hagiography And ...
To turn one's back on the North and face the South does not mean one stops in the N orth. To face the South and turn one's back on the North does not equal reaching the South. So by facing the South one can reach the South and by turning ...
John J. Jørgensen, 2005
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Truth and Progress: Philosophical Papers
Maybe the only way to move still further away from "the philosophical language of the Greek logos' is to turn one's back on Levinas and his ubiquitous Other at the same time one turns one's back on Heidegger and his attempt to remember ...
Richard Rorty, 1998
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A Portuguese-English Dictionary
8 da m3o, back of the hand, is — a, on the back or shoulders. dar 4 — , to run ashore, dar as — s a, to turn one's back on (another), de — s backwards; on ( one's) back, de — a contra — , from coast to coast, estar com as — 8 quentes, to have ...
James Lumpkin Taylor, Priscilla Clark Martin, 1970
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The Routledge Portuguese Bilingual Dictionary (Revised 2014 ...
... curvadas roundshouldered; dar as ~s a to turn one's back on; ♢ adv às ~s on one's back; de ~s from behind; IDIOM anda mouro na ~ (suspeitas de namoro) romance is in the air; deitar para trás das ~s to cova forget an incident/to ignore it;  ...
Maria F. Allen, 2011

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURN ONE'S BACK ON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term turn one's back on is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pope: Tiny voice in your head? Don't ignore it; it's a guardian angel
To turn one's back on a guardian angel “is dangerous because no man, no woman can advise themselves. I can give advice to someone else, but I can't give ... «Catholic Herald Online, Oct 14»
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Why Buildings Turn Their Backs on The L.A. River
Throughout history, a rule of thumb has been that it makes more sense to face and embrace a body of water than to turn one's back on the welcoming wet. «KCET, Oct 12»

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