| 单词 | brush-off |
| 释义 | brush-off[ bruhsh-awf, -of ] / ˈbrʌʃˌɔf, -ˌɒf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR brush-off ON THESAURUS.COM nouna refusal to talk or listen to someone; abrupt or final dismissal or rebuff. Origin of brush-off1945–50, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase brush off Words nearby brush-offbrush flower, brush-footed butterfly, brushland, brushless, brushmark, brush-off, brush-on, brushpopper, brush-tailed phalanger, brush-tailed possum, brush turkey Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brush-off
British Dictionary definitions for brush-offbrush off / slang / verb (tr, adverb)to dismiss and ignore (a person), esp curtly noun brushoffan abrupt dismissal or rejection Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with brush-offbrush off Dismiss or rebuff, as in Roberta brushed off the poor reviews with a shrug, or You can't brush off a boyfriend and expect him to do you a favor. This expression, transferring sweeping off crumbs to a curt dismissal, was first recorded about 1820. However, it became common usage only in the 1930s. Also see give someone the air (brush off). The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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