brush off
• dismiss someone or something in an abrupt way.
• "the judge brushed off his pleas for leniency"
Similar:
rebuff,
dismiss,
spurn,
reject,
repudiate,
refuse,
disown,
slight,
deny,
scorn,
disdain,
ignore,
disregard,
snub,
cut,
cut dead,
turn one's back on,
give someone the cold shoulder,
cold-shoulder,
look right through,
freeze out,
jilt,
cast aside,
discard,
throw over,
send off,
send away,
send packing,
drop,
leave,
knock back,
give the brush-off,
give the heave-ho,
tell someone to get lost,
give someone the push,
give someone the elbow,
give someone the big E,
bin off,
give someone the air,
forsake,
brush-off
noun
• a rejection or dismissal of someone by treating them as unimportant.
• "he's given her the brush-off"
Similar:
rejection,
refusal,
rebuff,
dismissal,
spurning,
repudiation,
repulse,
turndown,
discouragement,
snub,
slight,
cut,
cold-shouldering,
elbow,
knock-back,
kiss-off,
