-nottorecognizeone'sownclosestrelatives;amanwhodisdainstorecognizehiskinsmen;disownallone'srelativesandfriends;disownone'sclose[own]relatives;leaveone'sownrelativeinthelurch;refusetoacknowledgeone'srelationswithone'skinsmen,evenone'snearestkin;refusetohaveanyconnectionwithone'srelatives;refusetohaveanythingtodowithallone'srelativesandfriends;turnone'sbackonone'sownfleshandblood
