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brush someone/something aside
phrasal verb with brushverbuk /brʌʃ/ us /brʌʃ/
(alsobrush someone/something away)
to refuse to consider something or someone seriously because you feel that they are not important:
She brushed their objections aside, saying "Leave it to me."她对他们的反对置之不理，说道：“交给我吧。”
Every time I try to explain, you brush me aside as though nothing I say can have any value.
She brushed away his concerns about the effect of the move on their children.
People complained, but they were brushed away.
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brush aside something/someone | American Dictionary
brush aside something/someone
phrasal verb with brushverbus/brʌʃ/
to refuse to give importance to an opinion or request, or to someone who expresses one:
Duke brushed aside suggestions that his campaign was finished.
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