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brush-off
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brush·off also brush-off  (brshôf, -f)
n.
An abrupt dismissal or snub.
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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-offmandar a algn a paseo, zafarse de algn
brush-off [ˈbrʌʃˌɒf] n (fam) to give sb the brush-offmandare qn a quel paese


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