Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is turn one’s back on and its meaning is “abandon, give up, reject, renounce, quit, repudiate, forsake, ignore, disregard“.
Example Sentence: The notion that Brexit entailed Britain turning its back on the European continent altogether was always more rhetorical bluster (empty talk/humbug) than the reality of British foreign and security policy, but there were still plenty of experts and politicians who bought into this narrative. Among them were many continental European policymaking elites who gave up on (stopped having faith in) Britain as a reliable, or even interested, partner.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Whisper it, but the UK and the EU are starting to mend their broken relationship and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
“Phrasal Verbs” We Learnt Last Week
“Idioms & Phrases” We Learnt Last Week
“Important Definitions” We Learnt Last Week