give (someone) the brush-off

To reject, snub, ignore, or rebuff someone. I thought Rebecca was a good friend until she gave me the brush-off at a party last weekend. Teachers have accused local politicians of giving them the brush-off regarding proposed cuts to pensions and school funding.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hanna (1)	HAHN-nah (Finnish, Polish, Ukrainian), HAH-nah (German)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, German, Dutch, Icelandic, Hungar
Heath	[hi:θ]
Wat	WAHT	English
Rikard	REE-kahrd (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Laurits	-	Danish, Norwegian
Bima	BEE-mah	Indonesian