Definition of "brush off" [brush off]

• Alternative spelling of brush-off. (noun)
• Used other than as an idiom: see brush,‎ off. To remove something with a brush. (verb)
• To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant. (verb)

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• "I asked as Upton grabbed a wide black-bristled brush off a shelf."
• "Before she could brush off the dust, Maleeha was through the gate, running toward her."
• ""Ugh!" she cried, trying desperately to brush off the stinky stuff."