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turn away

 
Idioms: turn away


1.  Send away, dismiss, as in They ran short and had to turn away many customers. [Late 1500s]
2.  Repel, as in The high prices turned away prospective buyers.
3.  Avert, deflect, as in She managed to turn away all criticism. [Late 1300s]


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The verb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: move so as not face somebody or something

Meaning #2: turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
  Synonyms: deflect, bend

Meaning #3: refuse entrance or membership
  Synonyms: reject, turn down, refuse

Meaning #4: turn away or aside
  Synonym: avert


 
 

 

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Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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