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Definition

To rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone.

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In Context

  • "I asked three different clerks, and they all gave me the brush-off."
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Also Said As

  • give somebody the run-around
  • give somebody the cold shoulder
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Related Idioms

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give someone the cold shoulder

To snub, resist or reject somebody; to regard somebody distantly.

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let someone down gently

To reject or refuse someone in a way that avoids causing hurt or disap…

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cold shoulder

To deliberately slight or snub someone.

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brush off

To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimporta…

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give a sneck posset

To give someone a cold reception; to close the door on someone; to rej…
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