turn away phrasal verb (see also turn)

1. turn somebody ↔ away to refuse to let someone enter a place or join an organization, for example because it is full:
The show was so popular police had to turn people away.
Thousands of applicants are turned away each year.

2. turn somebody ↔ away to refuse to give someone sympathy, help, or support:
Anyone who comes to us will not be turned away.
The insurance company has promised not to turn away its existing customers.

3. turn (somebody) away from somebody/something to stop supporting someone, or stop using or being interested in something, or to make someone do this:
Consumers are turning away from credit cards.
events that turned Henry away from his family

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

turn away
turn (someone/something) away
to refuse to see or talk to someone, or to consider something.
If anyone comes to the door, just turn them away.

She has turned away every opportunity to improve her English in the last ten years.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

turn something away
turn (someone/something) away
to refuse to see or talk to someone, or to consider something.
If anyone comes to the door, just turn them away.

She has turned away every opportunity to improve her English in the last ten years.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲