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brush off

VERB
  1. bar from attention or consideration
    She dismissed his advances

How To Use brush off In A Sentence

  • Sprinkle on talcum powder, cornmeal or cornstarch; leave for two days; brush off.
  • Ifinksoi dat wee iz habbin a failyer ub commoonicatifyin … I wuz jest gunna brush offa dat crum dats onna you fase… You bring your doom upon yourself, feline. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
  • She backtracked as fluently as she had come forward, declaring that she could not remember any examples, and then proceeding to brush off the whole thing.
  • He'd let me down more than once so the next time he asked me for a favour I gave him the brush off.
  • Don't worry about the mud — it'll brush off easily when it's dry.
  • Only when she reaches her lowest point do we start to get a sense of her past and see genuine reactions to the sideswipes that she appears to brush off happily.
  • I cannot just brush off scenes of violence, blood and gore, not to mention senseless killing.
  • Don't worry about the mud — it'll brush off easily when it's dry.
  • Butternut-squash tortellini flecked with sage offers only a slightly less severe case of blissful oblivion - provided you brush off the slivers of overbearing Parmesan.
  • After posing for this snapshot, Arsenio gave him the brush off.
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