1. turn away - Verb
2. turn away - Phrase
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: WordNetMy 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