- brushoff
- See: GET THE BRUSHOFF, BRUSH OFF or GIVE THE BRUSHOFF.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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brushoff — ☆ brushoff [brush′ôf΄ ] n. Slang an abrupt or rude dismissal, esp. in the phrase give (or get) the brushoff * * * brush·off also brush off (brŭshʹôf , ŏf ) n. An abrupt dismissal or snub … Universalium
brushoff — ☆ brushoff [brush′ôf΄ ] n. Slang an abrupt or rude dismissal, esp. in the phrase give (or get) the brushoff … English World dictionary
brushoff — [“brajof] n. a dismissal; an act of ignoring someone. (See also give someone the brushoff.) □ No brushoff for her. I told her to beat it. □ I got the brushoff but I can take it … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
brushoff — See: GET THE BRUSHOFF, BRUSH OFF or GIVE THE BRUSHOFF … Dictionary of American idioms
brushoff — n. (informal) sudden dismissal, abrupt rejection … English contemporary dictionary
give someone the brushoff — tv. to repel someone; to ignore someone. (See also brushoff.) □ Sam was afraid that Mary was going to give him the brushoff. □ The manager gave her the brushoff when she asked for a raise … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
brush off — or[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… … Dictionary of American idioms
brush off — or[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… … Dictionary of American idioms
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