jdm. den Rücken zudrehen (auch fig.)
to turn one's back on someone
Türkçe: birine sırtını dönmek
In a sentence
Die enttäuschte Tochter drehte ihrem Vater den Rücken zu.
How it is used
Neutral (literal) to figurative. Means 'to turn one's back on someone' (reject/abandon). Use in personal conflict: 'Nach dem Streit hat sie mir den Rücken zugekehrt.' Strong emotional rejection.
Other verbs that go with Rücken
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- auf dem Rücken liegento lie on one's back
- jdm. in den Rücken fallento stab someone in the back
- jdn. den Rücken stärkento support someone
- jdm. den Rücken freihaltento cover for someone
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