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the brushoff
noun[ S ]
informalus/ˈbrʌʃ.ɑːf/uk /ˈbrʌʃ.ɒf/
give someone the brushoff
to refuse to talk or be pleasant to someone:
So she's given you the brushoff, has she?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Refusing & rejecting
abjuration
abjure
abnegate
abnegation
bar
bat something/someone away
decline
demur
disavow
gainsay
miss a chance/opportunityidiom
opt
opt out
pass on
pass something up
punt on something
quit
resistant
sb wouldn't touch something/someone with a bargepole/barge poleidiom
tear
brushoff | American Dictionary
brushoff
noun[ U ]
us/ˈbrʌʃˌɔf/
the act of refusing to listen to or talk to someone:
She called to complain but got the brushoff from the store manager.
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