0 to refuse an offer or request: --
He turned down the job because it involved too much travelling.
He offered her a trip to Australia but she turned it/him down.
Would you turn down the chance to meet Nelson Mandela?
He turned down the chance to have his own exhibition.
I heard that he turned down a knighthood.
He asked her to marry him, but she turned him down.
She turned down the opportunity to work in Paris.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
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Shimmer
turn sth/sb down
