brush off

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to reject or dismiss a person or concern with little consideration

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   brush off something / brush something off

   Usage: A noun object may come before or after off; put a personal pronoun between the verb and particle, as in brush it off.

   She refused to let the company brush off her complaint about the damaged delivery.

   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

   She refused to let the company brush off her complaint about the damaged delivery.

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