English Phrasal Verbs (273/365) - Turn Something/Somebody Down/Turn Down Something/Somebody

To turn down something/turn something down means

A) to decrease the volume of something

Example sentence:

• I can't think straight when the music is so loud. Turn it down!

B) to refuse something/somebody

Example sentences:

• I turned down a job offer in another town because I didn't want to relocate.
• He asked her to marry him but she turned him down.