Id | ESLPod_0590_WE_0855 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 590 |
Episode Title | Paying Airline Fees |
Phrase | to turn back |
Text | In this podcast, the phrase "to turn back" means to return or to go back the way one came: "It's starting to get really dark. I think we should stop hiking and turn back before it gets too late." The phrase "to turn (one's) back on (someone or something)" means to refuse to help someone or to ignore something: "How could you turn your back on him when he really needed your help?" The phrase "to turn (one's) back to (someone or something)" means to turn one's body away so that one is not looking at someone or something: "When he gets really mad at his little sister, he turns his back to her and pretends he can't hear her." |
Topics | Travel |
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