别过

[Fred0]

“宋妈从桌底下拿出一只小锅，打开来还冒着热气，她盛了一碗黄黄的汤还有几块肉，递到我面前，要我喝下去。我别过脸去不要看，不要吃。碗里是西厢房的小油鸡吗？

 

Would someone please explain how I should understand "别过“ in this sentence. I understand that she won't even look at this bowl of soup. Does 别过脸去 mean "can't face it," as in "it's just too much for me to face?"

 

Thank you.

[stapler]

別過 is a two character verb meaning to turn your head backwards and look away. 

[Fred0]

Perfect! Thanks very much. Sometimes the dictionary just lets you down. Much obliged.

[tobydog]

别过脸去 It's a Beijing local expression to make your face (or chin) turn approximately 90 degrees to avoid the stuff you dont wanna say or deal with ,

[Fred0]

Thanks  very much!

[Bobby小球酱]

it simply means "turn away", but it doesn't necessarily only refer to turn away the face away. You can also say “请把你身子别过去，我要换衣服” meaning "please turn away your body, I am about to change clothes"