give someone the brush-off in English

Audio: en-au-give someone the brush-off.ogg

[Australia] Forms: gives someone the brush-off [present, singular, third-person], giving someone the brush-off [participle, present], gave someone the brush-off [past], given someone the brush-off [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> someone the brush-off}} give someone the brush-off (third-person singular simple present gives someone the brush-off, present participle giving someone the brush-off, simple past gave someone the brush-off, past participle given someone the brush-off)

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      "form": "gives someone the brush-off",
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        "present"
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    },
    {
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        "To rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone."
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        "(intransitive, idiomatic) To rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "give somebody the run-around"
        },
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          "word": "give somebody the cold shoulder"
        }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gives someone the brush-off",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "giving someone the brush-off",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gave someone the brush-off",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "given someone the brush-off",
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        "past"
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      ],
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        "(intransitive, idiomatic) To rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone."
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      "word": "give somebody the run-around"
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      "word": "give somebody the cold shoulder"
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"give someone the brush-off" meaning in English

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