brushes (off) (Meaning)

brushes (off)

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She brushed off the crumbs from her dress with a flick of her wrist.
He brushed off the concerns of his critics, dismissing them as unfounded.
The waiter brushed off our request for a table, saying it would be a long wait.
She brushed off the snowflakes that had gathered on her hat.
The doctor brushed off the patient's fears, assuring him that everything would be fine.
The teacher brushed off the student's apology, saying that he needed to take his work more seriously.
The boss brushed off the employee's suggestion, saying that it wasn't feasible.
She brushed off her hair, trying to tame the tangles.
He brushed off his shoes, trying to remove the dirt.
The politician brushed off the allegations against him, calling them baseless.

winks (at), scoffs (at), rejects, rebels (against),shrugs off, dismisses, scorns, disobliges, defies, pooh-poohs

submits (to), yields (to), defers (to),concedes (to), cooperates (with), stoops (to), capitulates (to), surrenders (to), agrees (to), serves

She brushed off the crumbs from her dress with a flick of her wrist.

He brushed off the concerns of his critics, dismissing them as unfounded.

The waiter brushed off our request for a table, saying it would be a long wait.

She brushed off the snowflakes that had gathered on her hat.