[get the
brush-off] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To be paid no attention;not be listened to or
thought important.
My idea for a party gotthe brush-off from the other
children.
2. To be treated in an unkindor unfriendly way; be ignored.
Frank
and Jane had an argument, sothe next time he telephoned her, he got the
brush-off.
Compare: COLDSHOULDER, HIGH-HAT. Contrast: BRUSH
OFF.
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