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
Odom	['əudəm]
Socrates	SAHK-rə-teez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Torvald	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Anaitis	-	Persian Mythology (Hellenized)
Domnika	-	Macedonian
Yaffe	-	Hebrew