brush off
Intermediate (B1)neutral
To ignore someone or treat them as if they don't matter, or to brush dirt off something.
"She tried to speak to the manager but was brushed off by the receptionist."
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Next, to brush off.
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Next, to brush off.
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and I would brush off might drive her completely crazy.
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As I brush off my supplies and carefully repack them,
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I might brush off my Spanish knowledge and actually spend