brush off
phrasal verbbrush off
- to be removed by brushing
- Mud brushes off easily when it is dry.
brush somebody off
- to rudely ignore somebody or refuse to listen to them
- She brushed him off impatiently.
brush somebody/yourself off
(British English brush somebody/yourself down)
- to make somebody/yourself tidy, especially after you have fallen, by brushing your clothes, etc. with your hands