to reject someone
11reject — re•ject v. [[t]rɪˈdʒɛkt[/t]] n. [[t]ˈri dʒɛkt[/t]] v. t. 1) to refuse to have, take, use, recognize, etc.: to reject a job offer[/ex] 2) to refuse to grant (a request, demand, etc.); deny 3) to refuse to accept or admit; rebuff: The other… …
12reject — 1 /rI dZekt/ verb (T) 1 OFFER/SUGGESTION to refuse to accept an offer, suggestion, or request: Sarah rejected her brother s offer of help. see refuse 1 2 NOT EMPLOY to refuse to accept someone for a job, course of study etc: Ian was rejected by… …
13reject — re·ject || rɪ dÊ’ekt n. something or someone that does not match up to standards; object of lower quality; (Slang) outcast v. refuse, decline, deny, turn down …
14cut someone off — interrupt someone while they are speaking ■ interrupt someone during a telephone call by breaking the connection I listened to prerecorded messages for twenty three minutes before being cut off ■ prevent someone from receiving or being provided… …
15give someone the big E — Vrb phrs. To reject someone, to dismiss someone, from give someone the elbow (E). Informal …
16throw someone over — ABANDON, leave, desert, discard, turn one s back on, cast aside/off; jilt, break up with, finish with, leave in the lurch, leave high and dry; informal dump, ditch, chuck, drop, walk out on, run out on, leave flat, give someone the push/elbow,… …
17choke (someone) off — vb a. British to discourage, repudiate or reject someone. This term is used in a fairly specific sense in the context of prisons, where it usually means to frustrate someone who is attempting an official complaint or application. b. to aggress,… …
18give someone the big E Brit. — give someone the big E Brit. informal reject someone. [E from elbow.] → big …
19give someone the flick informal, — give someone the flick informal, chiefly Austral. reject someone in a casual way. → flick …
20give someone the elbow — Vrb phrs. To reject someone. Also shortened to give someone the big E . Informal …
