- brush it off
- not let it bother you, not be concerned
When Erik criticizes my family, I just brush it off and walk away.
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brush it off
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brush yourself off — ˌbrush sb/yourself ˈoff derived (BrE ˌbrush sb/yourself ˈdown) to make sb/yourself tidy, especially after you have fallen, by brushing your clothes, etc. with your hands Main entry: ↑brushderived … Useful english dictionary
brush someone off — REBUFF, dismiss, spurn, reject; slight, scorn, disdain; ignore, disregard, snub, cut, turn one s back on, give someone the cold shoulder, freeze out; jilt … Useful english dictionary
brush someone off — he tried to help, but she brushed him off Syn: rebuff, dismiss, spurn, reject; slight, scorn, disdain; ignore, disregard, snub, turn one s back on, give someone the cold shoulder, freeze out; jilt, cast aside, discard … Thesaurus of popular words
brush somebody off — … Useful english dictionary
brush off someone — brush off (someone/something) to not accept someone or something as being important. When she told me my project would be a better television film than a feature film, I thought she was brushing me off. But the prime minister brushed off that… … New idioms dictionary
brush off something — brush off (someone/something) to not accept someone or something as being important. When she told me my project would be a better television film than a feature film, I thought she was brushing me off. But the prime minister brushed off that… … New idioms dictionary
brush off — (someone/something) to not accept someone or something as being important. When she told me my project would be a better television film than a feature film, I thought she was brushing me off. But the prime minister brushed off that criticism,… … New idioms dictionary
brush somebody down — ˌbrush sb/yourself ˈdown derived (BrE) = ↑brush somebody off Main entry: ↑brushderived … Useful english dictionary
brush yourself down — ˌbrush sb/yourself ˈdown derived (BrE) = ↑brush somebody off Main entry: ↑brushderived … Useful english dictionary
brush off — verb bar from attention or consideration She dismissed his advances • Syn: ↑dismiss, ↑disregard, ↑brush aside, ↑discount, ↑push aside, ↑ignore • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
