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31give\ the\ brush-off — • brush off • give the brush off v. phr. 1. To refuse to hear or believe; quickly and impatiently; not take seriously or think important. John brushed off Bill s warning that he might fall from the tree. I said that it might rain and to take the… …
32brush-off — noun Date: 1941 a quietly curt or disdainful dismissal …
33brush-off — noun An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal …
34brush off — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. reject, get rid of, send away, rebuff; see dismiss 1 , refuse …
35brush off — dismiss, remove; send away …
36brush-off — noun informal a rejection or dismissal …
37brush-off — UK / US noun [singular] informal a clear sign to someone that you are not interested in them or in their ideas …
38the brush-off — informal : rude treatment or behavior by someone who is not interested at all in what another person wants or asks for I wanted to ask him about his decision but he gave me the brush off. I got the brush off when I asked her for help. see also… …
39The Brush-Off — infobox Book | name = The Brush Off title orig = translator = image caption = author = Shane Maloney illustrator = cover artist = country = Australia language = English series = Murray Whelan genre = Crime, Comedy, Political novel publisher =… …
40get the brush-off — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To be paid no attention; not be listened to or thought important. * /My idea for a party got the brush off from the other children./ 2. To be treated in an unkind or unfriendly way; be ignored. * /Frank and Jane had an… …
