dismiss, remove; send away
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Brush off Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
brush off
v
1. bar from attention or consideration; "she dismissed his advances" [syn: dismiss, disregard, brush aside, discount, push aside, ignore]
2. reject outright and bluntly [syn: rebuff, snub, repel]
(See give him the brush-off)
See give him the brush-off
Verb
1. bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"
(synonym) dismiss, disregard, brush aside, discount, push aside, ignore
(hypernym) reject
(hyponym) slight, cold-shoulder
(derivation) brush-off
Noun
1. a curt or disdainful rejection
(hypernym) rejection
(derivation) dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore
