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Joseph A Posted 8 years ago
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Syntax

Hello everyone,

Is either "against" or "on" correct after the word "turn back" in the following sentences?

1. He turned his back against her.

2. Her turned his back on her.

Regards,

JA

  

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'turned his back against' is virtually never used. t1%3B%2Cturned%20his%20back%20against%3B%2Cc0 CJ

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  • 'turned his back against' is virtually never used.
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'turned his back against' is virtually never used.

See https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?conte

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1. He turned his back against hers. (Not very natural. They stood back-to-back.)

2. Her turned his back on her. (An idiom - he ignored her)

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