Definisjon av brush off

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Verb

brush off - bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"
dismiss, disregard, brush aside, discount, push aside, ignore
reject refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"
cold-shoulder, slight pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"
discredit cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"
shrug off minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points"
pass off disregard; "She passed off the insult"
flout, scoff treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules"
turn a blind eye refuse to acknowledge; "He turns a blind eye to the injustices in his office"
laugh away, laugh off deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it; "She laughs away all these problems"
disoblige ignore someone's wishes
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Substantiv

brush off - Alternative spelling of brush-off.

Verb

brush off - To remove something with a brush.
brush off - To disregard something, to dismiss or ignore someone, as unimportant.

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