brush past sb
— phrasal verb with brush uk/brʌʃ/us/brʌʃ/verb
to walk quickly past someone, usually because you do not want to speak to them :
Ignoring their protests, Newman brushed past the waiting reporters.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- blow
- bugger
- damned
- demur
- derecognize
- disclaim
- door
- override
- react against sth
- refusal
- shoot
- shun
- sit
- sit sth out
- throw
- throw sth out
- veto
- vote sth down
- wash
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