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brush-off (noun)

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  • brush-off — noun a curt or disdainful rejection • Derivationally related forms: ↑brush off • Hypernyms: ↑rejection * * * n discouragement, dismissal, rebuff, refusal, rejection, repudiation, repulse, slight, snub FORMAL repu …   Useful english dictionary

  • brush-off — noun singular INFORMAL a clear sign to someone that you are not interested in them or in their ideas …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • brush-off — noun (singular) a clear sign that you do not want someone s friendship, invitations etc: give sb the brush off: I thought Andy liked me, but he gave me the brush off …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • brush|off — «BRUHSH F, OF», noun. Informal. a refusal to see or listen; an abrupt dismissal or rebuke: »The reporter got a polite brushoff when he asked the mayor for an appointment …   Useful english dictionary

  • brush-off — /ˈbrʌʃ ɒf / (say brush of) noun Colloquial an abrupt or final dismissal or refusal: *He learnt how to give autograph hunters the brush off. –murray bail, 1988 …  

  • brush-off — noun Date: 1941 a quietly curt or disdainful dismissal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • brush-off — noun An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal …   Wiktionary

  • brush-off — noun informal a rejection or dismissal …   English new terms dictionary

  • brush-off — UK / US noun [singular] informal a clear sign to someone that you are not interested in them or in their ideas …   English dictionary

  • brush — Ⅰ. brush [1] ► NOUN 1) an implement with a handle and a block of bristles, hair, or wire, used especially for cleaning, smoothing, or painting. 2) an act of brushing. 3) a slight and fleeting touch. 4) a brief encounter with something bad or… …   English terms dictionary

  • brush — brush1 [ brʌʃ ] noun ** ▸ 1 tool ▸ 2 light touch ▸ 3 short experience ▸ 4 fox s tail ▸ 5 trees/branches ▸ 6 use of a brush 1. ) count an object used for painting, cleaning things, or making your hair neat. It consists of a handle with stiff… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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