the brush-offnoun [ S ]
uk/ˈbrʌʃ.ɒf/us/ˈbrʌʃ.ɑːf/informalgive sb the brush-off
to refuse to talk or be pleasant to someone:
So she gave you the brush-off, did she?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- blow
- bugger
- damned
- demur
- derecognize
- disclaim
- door
- laugh
- override
- react against sth
- refusal
- shoot
- shun
- sit sth out
- throw
- throw sth out
- turn sb away
- vote sth down
- wash
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