turn one's back on

phrase

1

: reject, deny

… would be turning one's back on history …

—Pius Walsh

2

: forsake

turned his back on his obligations

Synonyms of turn one's back on

• refuse
• reject
• decline
• turn down
• pass up

Examples of turn one's back on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The weather service urged coastal visitors to stay off jetties, piers and rocks and to not turn one's back on the ocean. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for turn one's back on

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