Phrasal Verbs with brush

brush aside

To refuse to accept that something is important or true

The minister brushed aside accusations that he had lied.

brush away

To refuse to accept or listen to something that someone says

She brushes this criticism away.

brush down

To clean someone or something using your hands or a brush

He stood in the doorway brushing himself down.

brush off

To refuse to listen to someone, or to accept that something might be true or important

The Foreign Secretary brushed off suggestions that he had considered resigning.

Phrasal Verb of the Day 26/4/2024

vote off

Meaning of Phrasal Verb

To remove someone from a position on something such as a committee by voting

Example of Phrasal Verb

They’ve voted him off the board.

What is a phrasal verb ?

Definition of phrasal verb

In English traditional grammar, a phrasal verb is the combination of two or three words from different grammatical categories – a verb and a particle, such as an adverb or a preposition – to form a single semantic unit on a lexical or syntactic level. Examples: turn down, run into, sit up.

Definition from Wikipedia

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