turn one's back on (someone or something)
отказать в помощи кому-либо, отвернуться, покинуть кого-либо в беде
Peter turned his back on his own family when they needed help.
Другие идиомы:
- turn on (something)
- have one's back to the wall
- turn out (a light)
- stab (someone) in the back
- turn over a new leaf
- back on one's feet
- back out (of something)
- take a turn for the worse
- turn off (somewhere)
- turn up one's nose at (something)
- turn the tables on (someone)
- turn the clock back
- to turn out (something)
- get off (someone's) back
- break the back of (something)