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turn one's back
Verb
idiomatic
intransitive
with "on"
Japanese Meaning
注意を向けるのをやめる（注目しなくなる、気を払わなくなる） / 見捨てる、放棄する、無視する / 背を向ける（逃亡時や軽蔑を示す際など）」
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（ present singular third-person ）
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(intransitive, idiomatic) To cease paying attention to something. / (intransitive, idiomatic, with on
) To forsake, to abandon; to ignore. / (intransitive) To turn away, as when fleeing or in contempt.
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turn one's back
After the meeting dragged on with irrelevant details, it became easy to turn one's back on the core issues.
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After the meeting dragged on with irrelevant details, it became easy to turn one's back on the core issues.
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