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Interventizio Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
To have one's back to sb.
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Can somebody please explain the meaning of this idiom to me? Is it the static version of "turn the back on sb.?"
I'd like to know if this sentence is good to express the simple fact that you are showing your back to somebody you are speaking to, as a sign of protest. Can you give me a sentence as example?
Can somebody please explain the meaning of this idiom to me? Is it the static version of "turn the back on sb.?"
I'd like to know if this sentence is good to express the simple fact that you are showing your back to somebody you are speaking to, as a sign of protest. Can you give me a sentence as example?
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The expression is "to turn one's back on somebody", not "the back". It means to refuse to help somebody. " To have one's back to somebody is not an expression.
- The expression is "to turn one's back on somebody", not "the back".
- It means to refuse to help somebody.
- " To have one's back to somebody is not an expression.
- It simply means that you are facing away from them.
- Perhaps you could use "turn away".
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The expression is "to turn one's back on somebody", not "the back". It means to refuse to help somebody. "Gary wanted Jeff to help him fix his car, but Jeff turned his back on him because he was still miffed about the chihuahua incident."
To have one's back to somebody is not an expression. It simply means that you are facing away from them. Perhaps you could use "turn away". "Gloria turn
To have one's back to somebody is not an expression. It simply means that you are facing away from them. Perhaps you could use "turn away". "Gloria turn
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