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brush-off

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brush·off also brush-off  (brshôf, -f)
n.
An abrupt dismissal or snub.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.brush-off - a curt or disdainful rejection
rejection - the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection"
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brush-off [ˈbrʌʃɒf] N to give sb the brush-off → mandar a algn a paseo, zafarse de algn
brush-off [ˈbrʌʃˌɒf] n (fam) to give sb the brush-off → mandare qn a quel paese
brush-off [ˈbrʌʃˌɒf] n (fam) to give sb the brush-off → mandare qn a quel paese


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Even if your friends stop giving you the brush-off and the three of you start hanging out again, it's cool to have other awesome people in your life.
Odd girl out! The three of you were seriously tight, but now you're ... by Forr, Mandy / Girls' Life
Young Charlie, a pointy-nosed gray dog, gets the brush-off from his distracted parents when he complains of having nothing to do, so he goes to his room, kicks a neglected teddy bear lying on the floor, and consequently discovers that his stuffed bear can talk.
Christine Schneider: I'm Bored! by Hepperman, Christine M. / The Horn Book Magazine
When you laugh, you're laughing both at the absurdity of the specific idea or allusion--that ludicrous brush-off of foreign news--and also at the Colbert character's eccentricity.
Patriot Act: "THE COLBERT REPORT" by Wren, Celia / Commonweal
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