- the brush-off
- refusal, rejection
The first time he asked her for a date, she gave him the brush-off.
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the brush-off
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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
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
give somebody the brush-off — verb To rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone. I asked three different clerks, and they all gave me the brush off. Syn: give somebody the run around, give somebody the cold shoulder … Wiktionary
brush off — or[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… … Dictionary of American idioms
brush off — or[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… … Dictionary of American idioms
brush off — phr verb Brush off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑dirt, ↑sand … Collocations dictionary
brush off — Synonyms and related words: abandon, beat back, broom, brush, brush aside, chase, chase away, chase off, cold shoulder, cut, dismiss, dismissal, drive away, drive back, drop the subject, fend off, forget, forget about it, forget it, hold off,… … Moby Thesaurus
The French Line — Infobox Film name = The French Line caption = Film poster writer = Matty Kemp, Isabel Dawn Mary Loos Richard Sale starring = Jane Russell Gilbert Rowland Arthur Hunnicutt Mary McCarty Craig Stevens Kim Novak (uncredited) director = Lloyd Bacon… … Wikipedia
The Great Garrick — Infobox Film name = The Great Garrick image size = caption = director = James Whale producer = Mervyn LeRoy writer = Ernest Vajda (play) Rowland Leigh (uncredited) narrator = starring = Brian Aherne Olivia de Havilland music = cinematography =… … Wikipedia
Brush — Brush, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brushed} (br[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Brushing}.] [OE. bruschen; cf. F. brosser. See {Brush}, n.] 1. To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush. A brushes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
