brush off

liquidare, ignorare

Trattare qualcuno o qualcosa come poco importante, dedicandogli poca o nessuna attenzione.

In inglese semplice: To treat someone or something as unimportant and give them little or no attention.

• Don’t brush off her concerns.
• He brushed me off when I asked for help.
• She has brushed off every warning about the problem.

Sinonimi: dismiss, ignore, disregard

Contrari: heed

Espressioni comuni: brush someone off, brush off criticism, brush off a warning

spazzolare via

Togliere sporco o altre particelle con una spazzola o con un movimento della mano.

In inglese semplice: To remove dirt or another loose substance using a brush or a sweeping hand movement.

• Brush off the dust.
• He brushed the crumbs off his jacket.
• Have you brushed all the dried mud off your boots?

Come si usa: brush something off something (She brushed the sand off her shoes.)

Sinonimi: brush away, sweep off

Espressioni comuni: brush off dust, brush something off, brush off your coat