Question about expression

[A.E.]

Anyone who knows about a good, relatively short expression or idiom for telling someone 'no' in a marriage proposal?

[Jenycka]

declined?
refused?
turned down?

[A.E.]

Yay, 'turned down' is what I'm looking for. Thanks. :-)

[Charles]

Also acceptable: "I'm sleeping with your brother."

Best friend is virtually interchangeable.

[A.E.]

Charles wrote: "Also acceptable: "I'm sleeping with your brother.""

Ahaha, yeah, that would've been... interesting... :-D I have to use that in the next marriage proposal I'm writing about.

[[deleted user]]

I'm honored, but I just can't accept...

[[deleted user]]

You deserve someone better.

[A.E.]

Jim wrote: "I'm honored, but I just can't accept..."

'... because I'm sleeping with your brother...' :-D

Thanks all, but Jenycka got it. The proposal was made some time ago, and the character is thinking about it, that's why 'turned down' works best.