- brush aside
- отметать, отстранять, игнорировать, не обращать внимания
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy. 2014.
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy. 2014.
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 — or brush away PHRASAL VERB If you brush aside or brush away an idea, remark, or feeling, you refuse to consider it because you think it is not important or useful, even though it may be. [V n P] Perhaps you shouldn t brush the idea aside too… … 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