Phrasal verb B1 · Daily English

turn something down

To refuse an offer — or to lower the volume, heat, or power.

What it means

Meaning 1: reject / refuse an offer, invitation, or request: They turned down my application.

Meaning 2: reduce the level of something with a control: Turn the music down. The opposite is turn up.

💡 You turn a dial down to lower it — and “turn down” an offer the same way.

Examples

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