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• the brush-off — informal : rude treatment or behavior by someone who is not interested at all in what another person wants or asks for I wanted to ask him about his decision but he gave me the brush off. I got the brush off when I asked her for help. see also… …   Useful english dictionary

• The Brush-Off — infobox Book | name = The Brush Off title orig = translator = image caption = author = Shane Maloney illustrator = cover artist = country = Australia language = English series = Murray Whelan genre = Crime, Comedy, Political novel publisher =… …   Wikipedia

• the brush-off — refusal, rejection    The first time he asked her for a date, she gave him the brush off …   English idioms

• give\ the\ brush-off — • brush off • give the brush off v. phr. 1. To refuse to hear or believe; quickly and impatiently; not take seriously or think important. John brushed off Bill s warning that he might fall from the tree. I said that it might rain and to take the… …   Словарь американских идиом

• Rollo And The Brush Bros — Infobox VG| title = Rollo And The Brush Bros developer = Windmill Software publisher = Windmill Software released = 1983 genre = Puzzle game modes = Single player platforms = IBM XT, IBM PC media = 5.25 floppies input = KeyboardRollo And The… …   Wikipedia

• get the brush-off — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To be paid no attention; not be listened to or thought important. * /My idea for a party got the brush off from the other children./ 2. To be treated in an unkind or unfriendly way; be ignored. * /Frank and Jane had an… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• get the brush-off — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To be paid no attention; not be listened to or thought important. * /My idea for a party got the brush off from the other children./ 2. To be treated in an unkind or unfriendly way; be ignored. * /Frank and Jane had an… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• get\ the\ brush-off — v. phr. slang 1. To be paid no attention; not be listened to or thought important. My idea for a party got the brush off from the other children. 2. To be treated in an unkind or unfriendly way; be ignored. Frank and Jane had an argument, so the… …   Словарь американских идиом

• living over the brush — Living together out of wedlock. They are living over the brush originates from a form of marriage when a couple held hands and jumped over a besom to signal their commitment to each other, because they couldn t have a church marriage …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• Brothers of the Brush — Articleissues notable = September 2007 unreferenced = September 2007 Brothers of the Brush is a play by Jimmy Murphy, first produced by the Abbey Theatre at the 1993 Dublin Theatre Festival where it went on to win Best New Play. The play deals… …   Wikipedia

• beat\ the\ brush — • beat the bushes • beat the brush v. phr. informal To try very hard to find or get something. The mayor was beating the bushes for funds to build the playground. Contrast: beat about the bush or beat around the bush …   Словарь американских идиом