turn away

Speech parts

1. turn away - Verb

2. turn away - Phrase

Meaning

turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

turn away or aside

refuse entrance or membership

move so as not face somebody or something

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

bend reject refuse deflect avert turn down parry fire turn distance repulse avoid block decline divide
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Antonyms

inn take allow harken receive accept
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Hypernyms

turn

Examples

My tears of love are a waste of time if I turn away. Kim Wilde

Don't turn away from possible futures before you're certain you don't have anything to learn from them. Richard Bach

There is so much hurt in this game of searching for a mate, of testing, trying. And you realize suddenly that you forgot it was a game, and turn away in tears. Sylvia Plath

To turn away a guest is poorest poverty; To bear with fools is mightiest might. Thiruvalluvar

Poet, never chase the dream. Laugh yourself and turn away. Mask your hunger, let it seem Small matter if he come or stay; But when he nestles in your hand at last, Close up your fingers tight and hold him fast. Robert Graves

The more you boast, the more people turn away from you. Jewish Proverb

Words in the phrase

turn away

Close letter words and terms

turn around one's finger turn aside turn attention turn back turn back on turn back over