turn away
(to move so that you are not facing someone or something)
- I could not face him, so I turned away.
- He looked at her for a moment, then turned away.
(to refuse to allow people to enter or join)
- The stadium was full, so many people were turned away.
- We have to turn away a lot of students each year.
(to refuse to support someone)
- We were so busy that we had to turn the new customers away.
- He asked me for money, and I couldn’t turn him away.