turn down
verb1
Idiomatic To refuse, decline, or deny.
- He turned down all our offers of help.
- A local doctor had bought one canvas and but for that lucky chance he would have been out of pocket. Now he was muttering grumpily at Edmund, "Have to get something better this trip, Edmund. Got to pull up somehow or buyers will be turnin' us down. Sales been gettin' worse and worse these last years."1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 17:
1 more example
- Govia Thameslink Railway declined to comment on the study and turned down our request for an interview to address the issues raised.2022 August 24, Paul Clifton, “Many disabled passengers are excluded from using the route”, in RAIL, number 964, page 29:
2
Idiomatic To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
- Turn down the television so I can hear myself think.
- When it starts to boil, turn down the heat to a simmer.
3
Idiomatic To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction; to double or fold down.
- Turn down the blankets to let them air out.
- Related terms
- turn over