He turns down invitations to dinners with other venture capitalists. (bloomberg.com)
This means declining invitations to dinners and parties or even offers for interviews if you know you don't want to work there. (canadianlawyermag.com)
Those who chose to accept invitations to dinner alighted in SoHo at what McEwen had told his family was «a cheap, tawdry bar in a bad hotel with river views and loud music.» (artforum.com)