- turn something aside
- turn something aside†to evade something. •
Ann turned the awkward questions aside.
•She turned aside the questions she didn't want to answer.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
turn something aside
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brush something aside — DISREGARD, ignore, dismiss, shrug off, wave aside; overlook, pay no attention to, take no notice of, neglect, forget about, turn a blind eye to; reject, spurn; laugh off, make light of, trivialize; informal pooh pooh. → … Useful english dictionary
brush something aside — she brushed aside his repeated warnings Syn: disregard, ignore, dismiss, shrug off, wave aside; overlook, pay no attention to, take no notice of, neglect, forget about, turn a blind eye to, turn a deaf ear to; reject, spurn; laugh off, make light … Thesaurus of popular words
aside — a|side1 [ ə saıd ] adverb ** used for telling someone that what you are mentioning is not as important as what you are going to say next: You re right to mention her home circumstances, but that aside, how is her school work? aside from 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
aside — I UK [əˈsaɪd] / US adverb ** used for telling someone that what you are mentioning is not as important as what you are going to say next You re right to mention her home circumstances, but that aside, how is her school work? • brush/sweep/cast… … English dictionary
turn — vb 1 Turn, revolve, rotate, gyrate, circle, spin, twirl, whirl, wheel, eddy, swirl, pirouette can all mean to go or move or cause to go or move in a circle. Turn is a general rather colorless word implying movement in circle after circle or in a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
turn aside — 1. To avert 2. To deviate 3. To avert the face • • • Main Entry: ↑turn * * * turn aside phrase to turn your head or body away from someone or something so that you are no longer looking at them She looked appealingly in his direction, but he… … Useful english dictionary
Turn — (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s chisel, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Something Positive — logo, Mr. Personality. Author(s) R. K. Milholland Website http:/ … Wikipedia
aside from something — aside from (something) except for something. I watch some public television shows, but aside from that, I pretty much turn the TV off … New idioms dictionary
aside from — (something) except for something. I watch some public television shows, but aside from that, I pretty much turn the TV off … New idioms dictionary
turn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rotation, revolution; twirl, twist; deflection, diversion; coil, convulsion; change; crisis; aptitude, ability, skill; act, skit; spell, shift, tour, trick. v. revolve, rotate, pivot; reel; rebel,… … English dictionary for students
