give someone the brush-off

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === give someone the brush-off (third-person singular simple present gives someone the brush-off, present participle giving someone the brush-off, simple past gave someone the brush-off, past participle given someone the brush-off) (intransitive, idiomatic) To rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone. ==== Synonyms ==== give somebody the run-around give somebody the cold shoulder