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Meaning of brush-off | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal.

Examples

“A halfhearted “thank you” may be a brush-off.”
“For the first time, we in the SF ghetto are beginning to get criticism – not brush-offs from literary snobs.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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