brush aside

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to dismiss something without giving it proper attention or consideration

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   brush something aside / brush aside something

   Usage: The object is a concern or objection dismissed; place a personal pronoun before aside.

   The chair tried to brush aside the objections without allowing further discussion.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The chair tried to brush aside the objections without allowing further discussion.

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