brush-off

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brush·off also brush-off (br

ôf

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An abrupt dismissal or snub.

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Noun

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

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