give someone the brush-off

動詞

慣用表現自動詞

(intransitive, idiomatic) To rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone.

日本語の意味

そっけなく、突き放す（非難や嫌悪を示す形で）拒絶する / 冷淡に扱い、無視または軽視する / あっさりと、はっきりと断る

It's rude to give someone the brush-off when they try to apologize.

謝ろうとする人を冷たくあしらうのは失礼だ。

意味（1）

(intransitive, idiomatic) To rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone.

I asked three different clerks, and they all gave me the brush-off.

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 ）