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Brush off

To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.

📖 Definitions of "Brush off"

verb
  1. 1

    To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.

  2. 2

    To depart with a sweeping motion.

noun
  1. 1

    An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal.

    "A halfhearted “thank you” may be a brush-off."

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