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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › brush-offBRUSH SOMEONE/SOMETHING OFF - Cambridge English Dictionary

    BRUSH SOMEONE/SOMETHING OFF definition: 1. to remove dust or dirt from someone or something by using your hands or a brush: 2. to refuse…. Learn more.

  4. writingexplained.org › idiom-dictionary › brush-it-offWhat Does Brush It Off Mean? - Writing Explained

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    Definition:To ignore or dismiss someone. If you brush someone off, you are ignoring that person. The person is trying to gain your attention in some way, but for your own reasons, be they polite or rude, you will not show the person any attention. You can imagine the act of brushing dirt off your shirt when thinking of this idiom. If you were to wi...

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    According to the American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, this phrase (brush off) was first used around the year 1820, but it apparently became common in the 1930s. It seems to have evolved from the phrase give someone the air, which is rarely used now. If you give someone the air, you are ignoring the person or telling him or her to go away. To bru...

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    After hearing nothing back from a first date, a man might say, 1. I am furious that she brushed me off! I thought the date had gone so well, too. He has been ignored and left behind by his date. People are likely to feel angry or frustrated when others brush them off. If a journalist is interviewing a celebrity, and the celebrity continually checks...

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    But I was able to brush it off as days went by because it felt like an isolated incident. –Chicago Tribune
    Most of us brush them off, move on with our lives. –LA Times

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  5. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › brush+it+offBrush it off - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    Dismiss or rebuff, as in Roberta brushed off the poor reviews with a shrug, or You can't brush off a boyfriend and expect him to do you a favor. This expression, transferring sweeping off crumbs to a curt dismissal, was first recorded about 1820.

  6. crossidiomas.com › brush-offUnderstanding "brush off" Idiom: Meaning, Origins & Usage ...

    In essence, “brush off” means to dismiss or ignore something or someone. It can be used when someone is not taking a situation seriously or when they are avoiding responsibility. Alternatively, it can also mean to remove dust or dirt from an object by using a brush.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionbrush off phrasal verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation ...

    to rudely ignore somebody or refuse to listen to them. She brushed him off impatiently. related noun brush-off. brush somebody/yourself off. ( British English brush somebody/yourself down) to make somebody/yourself tidy, especially after you have fallen, by brushing your clothes, etc. with your hands. brush something off.

  8. plainenglish.com › expressions › brush-offWhat does it mean to 'brush something / someone off'?

    It’s a phrasal verb today: brush off. When you brush something off, you reject it. You dismiss it. And you don’t reject it or dismiss it after giving it careful consideration, either: you do it immediately, as if it were not important. Here’s how you heard it the first time.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › brush-offBRUSH OFF definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If someone brushes you off when you speak to them, they refuse to talk to you or be nice to you.