GIVE HIM THE BRUSH-OFF

Meaning of GIVE HIM THE BRUSH-OFF in English

turn away from someone, reject someone

When Don asked Jane for a date, she gave him the brush-off.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

GIVE HIM THE BRUSH-OFF — turn away from someone, reject someone When Don asked Jane for a date, she gave him the brush-off.
English Idioms vocab
OFF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GIVE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIM — le. HIMSELF: se. HE HIM: il self
English interlingue dictionary
OFF
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIM — I. _(h)im, |him, _ēm pronoun, objective case of he Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, dative of hē he — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRUSH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIM — /him/ , pron. 1. the objective case of he, used as a direct or indirect object: I'll see him tomorrow. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRUSH — brush 1 — brushable , adj. — brusher , n. — brushlike , adj. /brush/ , n. 1. an implement …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BRUSH — I. ˈbrəsh noun Etymology: Middle English brusch, from an Anglo-French form akin to Old French broce brushwood, Medieval Latin brusca …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
HIM — pron them. ·see hem. 2. him ·pron the objective case of he. ·see he.
Webster English vocab
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
Webster English vocab
BRUSH — noun the bushy tail of a fox. 2. brush ·noun a tuft of hair on the mandibles. 3. brush ·noun …
Webster English vocab
HIM — [him] pron objective case of he
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRUSH — [brush] n [ME brusch, fr. MF broce] (14c) 1: brushwood 2. a: scrub vegetation b: land covered with scrub vegetation …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIM — him strong form BrE AmE hɪm , weak forms hɪm, ɪm § həm, § ə m —In the rare instances …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIM — / hɪm; NAmE / pronoun 1. used as the object of a verb, after the verb be or after a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRUSH — / brʌʃ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] an object made of short stiff hairs …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIM — him S1 W1 /ɪm; strong hɪm/ BrE AmE pronoun [object form of ‘he’] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIVE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BRUSH — I. brush 1 S3 /brʌʃ/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1, 3-6: Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Early French broisse , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIM — pron. 1 objective case of HE (I saw him). 2 colloq. he (it's him again; is taller than him). 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BRUSH — n. & v. --n. 1 an implement with bristles, hair, wire, etc. varying in firmness set into a block or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIM — pron. 1 objective case of HE (I saw him). 2 colloq. he (it's him again; is taller than him). 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BRUSH — n. & v. n. 1 an implement with bristles, hair, wire, etc. varying in firmness set into a block or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
HIM — pron. 1. objective case of HE (I saw him). 2 colloq. he (it's him again; is taller than him). 3 …
Oxford English vocab
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Oxford English vocab
BRUSH — n. & v. --n. 1. an implement with bristles, hair, wire, etc. varying in firmness set into a block or …
Oxford English vocab
GIVE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Him' is a third person singular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRUSH — ( brushes, brushing, brushed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A brush …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Him' is a third person singular …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HIM
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRUSH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brush fire (= a very large fire in an area of grass ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIM — (MALE) [pronoun] - used, usually after a verb or preposition, to refer to a man, boy or male animal that …
Cambridge English vocab
GIVE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, abandon, abstain from, accommodate, accord, act, adaptability, administer, afford, agreeability, aid, air, alien, alienate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OFF — adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GIVE — n. give away give back give off give out give over give up self giving given name
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GIVE — INDEX: 1. to give something to someone without expecting to be paid for it 2. to give something to everyone …
Longman Activator English vocab
GIVE — n. 25B6; verb he gave them £2000 : PRESENT WITH, provide with, supply with, furnish with, let someone have; hand …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BRUSH — n. 25B6; noun a dustpan and brush : BROOM, sweeper, besom, whisk. he gave the seat a brush with his …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — v. 1 present, deliver, pass (over), turn or hand over, confer, vouchsafe, provide, supply, furnish, bestow, donate, accord, afford, award, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BRUSH — n. 1 hairbrush, toothbrush, clothes-brush, shoe-brush, nail-brush, paintbrush; broom, dust-broom, besom, US whisk broom This brush is too harsh and …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. ≈ Ему нужно было уйти. to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GIVE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BRUSH — 1. сущ. 1) щетка, любое приспособление для очистки чего-л. от грязи You want a hard brush to brush sunlight off …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIM — HIM
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HIM — HIM
Русско-Американский Английский словарь

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