to reject someone
31blow someone off — v. ignore or neglect someone; reject or abandon someone. She s totalling blowing me off …
32give someone the elbow — ► give someone the elbow informal summarily reject or dismiss someone. Main Entry: ↑elbow …
33turn someone/thing down — 1》 reject an offer or proposal or someone making one. 2》 (turn something down) adjust a control on an electrical device to reduce the volume, heat, etc. → turn …
34brush someone off — he tried to help, but she brushed him off Syn: rebuff, dismiss, spurn, reject; slight, scorn, disdain; ignore, disregard, snub, turn one s back on, give someone the cold shoulder, freeze out; jilt, cast aside, discard …
35kick someone/something into touch — Vrb phrs. To reject, discard or finish with someone/something. From the game of Rugby, whereby a ball kicked into touch is out of play. E.g. I m going to kick it into touch after today, and start again tomorrow morning …
36brush someone off — REBUFF, dismiss, spurn, reject; slight, scorn, disdain; ignore, disregard, snub, cut, turn one s back on, give someone the cold shoulder, freeze out; jilt …
37turn someone away — SEND AWAY, reject, rebuff, repel, cold shoulder; informal send packing. → turn * * * refuse to allow someone to enter or pass through a place …
38tell someone where to put something — tell someone where to put (or what to do with) something informal angrily or emphatically reject something I told him what he could do with his diamond …
39knock (someone) back — vb to rebuff, reject, disappoint ► Maybe you could give her some coaching? ► I offered: she knocked me back. (Blackjack, Australian tv crime drama, 2004) …
40lodge (someone) — vb British to reject or eject a person, especially a partner. This item of London working class speech was recorded in the BBC documentary FortyMinutes on 30 November 1993. He was taken completely bysurprise when Debbie lodged him …
