[V n P] Perhaps you shouldn't brush the idea aside too hastily...
[V P n (not pron)] He brushed away my views on politics.
English dictionary. 2008.
brush aside — (someone/something) to not give someone or something serious consideration. I saw this happen, and you can t just call me crazy and brush me aside. Her friends worried that she might be arrested, but Nancy confidently brushed aside their concerns … New idioms dictionary
brush aside — / brush off [v] ignore; refuse boycott, cold shoulder*, contradict, cut, deny, disclaim, dismiss, disown, disregard, get rid of, have no time for*, ostracize, override, rebuff, reject, repudiate, scorn, send away, slight, snub, spurn, sweep… … New thesaurus
brush aside — index discount (disbelieve), disdain, dismiss (put out of consideration), ignore, rebuff, reject, spurn … Law dictionary
brush aside — verb bar from attention or consideration (Freq. 2) She dismissed his advances • Syn: ↑dismiss, ↑disregard, ↑brush off, ↑discount, ↑push aside, ↑ignore … Useful english dictionary
brush aside — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms brush aside : present tense I/you/we/they brush aside he/she/it brushes aside present participle brushing aside past tense brushed aside past participle brushed aside to refuse to accept that something is… … English dictionary
brush aside — phr verb Brush aside is used with these nouns as the object: ↑thought … Collocations dictionary
brush aside someone — brush aside (someone/something) to not give someone or something serious consideration. I saw this happen, and you can t just call me crazy and brush me aside. Her friends worried that she might be arrested, but Nancy confidently brushed aside… … New idioms dictionary
brush aside something — brush aside (someone/something) to not give someone or something serious consideration. I saw this happen, and you can t just call me crazy and brush me aside. Her friends worried that she might be arrested, but Nancy confidently brushed aside… … New idioms dictionary
brush aside — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abjure, brush off, chuck, chuck out, contemn, contradict, decline, deny, despise, disapprove, discard, disclaim, discount, disdain, dismiss, disown, disregard, drop the subject, except, exclude, forget, forget … Moby Thesaurus
brush aside — {v. phr.} To ignore; give no reply. * /Brushing aside the editor s comments, the young novelist proceeded with his story, which was subsequently rejected by the publisher./ … Dictionary of American idioms
