воротить рожу

• ВОРОТИТЬ/ОТВОРОТИТЬ НОС от кого-чего highly coll; ВОРОТИТЬ/ОТВОРОТИТЬ МОРДУ <РОЖУ, РЫЛО> substand, rude

[VP; subj: human]

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1. to stop looking at s.o. or sth. (usu. because one finds him or it disagreeable, unappealing etc):

- X воротит нос от Y-a - X turns away from Y.

2. [impfv only]

⇒ to regard s.o. or sth. with scorn:

- X воротит нос от Y-a - X turns up his nose at Y;

- X looks down his nose at Y;

- X has nothing but contempt for Y;

- [in limited contexts] X won't have anything to do with Y.

     ♦ В те благословенные времена советская молодежь не воротила нос от советских же символов (Войнович 1). In those hallowed days, Soviet youth did not turn up its nose at Soviet symbols (1a).

     ♦ ...Сердцем они [перечисленные мною писатели] новой власти не приняли, от политики партии и правительства в области литературы и искусства воротили нос, а сами ещё что-то писали в стол или старались удержать написанное в памяти... (Войнович 1). ...In their hearts, they [the writers mentioned above] did not accept the new system, had nothing but contempt for Party and governmental policy in the arts and literature, and continued to write for the desk drawer or to memorize their works (1a).

3. to refuse s.o. or sth. with disdain:

- X воротит нос от Y-a ≈ X turns up his nose at Y;

- X sniffs at Y.

     ♦ И женщины, те самые женщины, которые ещё недавно воротили нос от мяса, толпой сбились у прилавка... (Абрамов 1). And the women-the very same women who but a moment before had turned up their noses at this meat-came thronging around the counter (1a).