| 单词 | brush-off |
| 例句 | Saying good-bye at the end of a visit, Craig would give my dad a final, concerned look and pose the usual question about his health, only to be given the merry brush-off of “I’m fine.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And when they corner Baroness Ashton, the EU's foreign affairs representative, she gives them the brush-off. The battle for a free Belarus 2011-04-03T23:05:00Z Down to his casually sexist brush-off, Don is the ultimate dysfunctional American patriarch: He can't resist his ego-driven compulsion to be a leader, but he balks at the responsibility it entails. "Mad Men" recap: Who is Don Draper? 2010-07-26T06:02:00Z With great ingenuity, he created Kayak’s archly cruel rejection slips: Victorian engravings depicting a beheading, or a mountain climber slipping into a crevasse, with a brush-off caption appended. George Hitchcock, Kayak Magazine Founder, Dies at 96 2010-09-04T05:04:00Z When I asked to interview Springsteen about Christie, his people gave me the brush-off. The Boss can snub Christie 2012-06-25T15:44:00Z She's not, of course, and both her initial brush-off of Nori as well as her rush to say a wrenching farewell at the last moment are the most painfully real parts of this hour. "The Rings of Power" shows us a new side of Middle-earth: girlfriends 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z But why shouldn’t Brits have shown some patriotism on their home turf, in view of the brush-off awaiting them in Hollywood? A female director Oscar? Three ways to fix film awards season 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z For the first time in his life, Eliot was getting the brush-off from an alluring female he hoped to impress, and he was confused. Modern Love: He Had Her Attention, and Then He Lost It 2010-04-16T20:55:00Z And so he called officials in North Carolina, asking for the list of names — from the interstate “Crosscheck” program spearheaded by Chis Kobach — but he got the brush-off. “There’s no such thing as a victimless billionaire”: Inside the shadowy voter fraud conspiracy that’s “still in progress” 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z He was used to getting the brush-off by now. Robert Kennedy Jr.’s belief in autism-vaccine connection, and its political peril Here, for instance, is a scene late in the novel when Katie arrives at the gym looking for Devon and is treated to a catty brush-off from another mom, named Molly: ‘You Will Know Me’: Mean girls, tiger moms, Olympic dreams — and murder 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z “You’re not on the list,” he was told twice by a Troubadour doorman, and given the brush-off. The Roxy to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a return appearance by Neil Young 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Critics say the brush-off is a bad look for the leader of the free world and hurts U.S. diplomatic relations. Biden sends visiting world leaders onto White House driveway to engage world press 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z The Michigan Civil Rights Commission said it was the result of systemic racism, doubting that the water switch and the brush-off of complaints in the majority-Black city would have occurred in a white, prosperous community. Flint water crisis charges dismissed against ex-Gov. Snyder 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Border experts were stunned by the president’s brush-off. Biden says border chaos isn’t ‘important’ enough to make visit 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z “Go fly a kite” means anything but the brush-off in the new TV movie “High Flying Romance.” What’s on TV This Week: 'Impeachment,' NFL kickoff, Sept. 11 specials and more 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z She went on to say women regularly get a verbal brush-off from those in power, something experienced "in the moments we challenge the norms". Duchess of Sussex urges women to challenge leaders 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Devon Sawa plays Hunter Dunbar, a movie star who makes the mistake of giving Moose a brusque brush-off when his biggest fan wants an autograph. Review: Ben Kingsley makes 'Spider' special; John Travolta in 'The Fanatic,' and more 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z There’s that video you just watched, of course, but there’s also the fact that after his 78 in Hamburg, he gave the brush-off to Richard McEvoy and had to apologize for it. Trying to make sense of the contradictions of Bryson DeChambeau - Golf Digest 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z How deeply insulting and hurtful is the breezy brush-off of self-centered youth who, each generation, think themselves brilliant and all before them dull. Opinion | The Secret to a Longer Life? Don’t Ask These Dead Longevity Researchers 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Calderon, 16, was dismayed at what he saw as a brush-off by Florida’s lawmakers when he and 100 Stoneman Douglas students took buses to Tallahassee to challenge them on gun reform. Florida students try to rebuild their lives – but they won't stop pushing for gun control 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z Among those who apparently received the brush-off was a teenage Hillary Clinton. Trump's moon shot might be steered by a woman, says Nasa chief 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z This time, the brush-off came from Europe, or more specifically France. Britain and EU: the breakdown of a decades-long marriage 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Ask your company how it’s responding to the IRS’ warnings; don’t accept brush-off answers or the fallacious “it won't happen to us” reasoning that so many organizations fall victim to. How to prevent hackers from stealing your W-2 tax forms 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z Still other Beyoncé fans made their preferences known with a simple brush-off. Conservative country music fans lash out at CMA performance by Beyoncé and the Dixie Chicks 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z He is a tough-minded lover who doesn’t recognize the brush-off. Leonard Cohen Makes It Darker 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Despite this strong support, however, the project contained in Democrat Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act continues to get the brush-off from Montana’s Republican members of Congress. Montana Editorial Roundup 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z The brush-off was one small sign of mounting U.S. frustration over Brussels’ handling of its worsening Islamic militant threat. U.S. frustration simmers over Belgium's struggle with militant threat 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z The issue deserves more than a brush-off from the state’s top Republican lawmaker. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z In lab studies students given the brush-off by a professor were subsequently less successful at word puzzles. Will Steve Jobs' management style get you to the top? - BBC News 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z I wasn’t sure if he meant it as a brush-off of the question or an answer to it. What John Boehner told me the night before he said he was quitting 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Apttus raised the cash it wanted, but other companies got the brush-off. Venture capital cash surfers may see waves recede in market turmoil 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Durbin and Mr. Sessions were not pleased with the brush-off. Obama rejects investigation into guest-worker program abuse 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z In the end the brush-off of the park’s rules cost the man $135. Most wildlife citations in Grand Teton given to park hunters 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Yet when Robinson, 69, contacted StubHub to explain his situation and request a refund, he was given the brush-off. StubHub has a confused response to its confusing Web page 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z “There were so many talented candidates, and it’s so hard to choose among them!” says the typical brush-off message. Know Your Job-Search Competition! 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z The proposals got a quick brush-off from Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office, which noted the administration tried unsuccessfully to do away with the cuts before. Obama budget seeks boost for military, domestic programs 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z One brush-off by Lukaku in a physical challenge in the first half was so emphatic it actually fooled referee Martin Atkinson into wrongly awarding a foul. Martinez succeeds where Moyes feared to tread 2013-12-05T08:04:26Z He gets the same brush-off from a few more young women - some look embarrassed, others impatient. On the prowl with China's 'love hunters' 2013-09-27T23:33:26Z It was a pretty comprehensive brush-off, pointing out that Crosby is not employed by the government, did not have a Number 10 pass and did not meet civil servants. Lynton Crosby: Heywood comes to the rescue 2013-07-24T09:37:28Z The good news is that the brush-off note is lying. Know Your Job-Search Competition! 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z Certainly the Recruitment and Employment Federation's Report on Jobs shows few signs of improvement, leaving potential new investors to roll out the headhunter's favourite brush-off: we'll get back to you. Tesco counts cost of US venture 2013-04-13T23:02:01Z "I think we got the brush-off the first time," Einhorn said about Oppenheimer and his advisers. How Einhorn turned from Apple advocate to agitator 2013-02-08T02:43:36Z Here’s the ad, where Average Joe tries to turn to his son for help with his new Windows 8 notebook, but is quickly given the brush-off. Staples: You Won't Be Able To Figure Out Windows 8 By Yourself 2012-11-16T18:17:18Z It is claimed that Standard Chartered's New York branch was given the brush-off when it warned the London head office that the bank could be exposing itself to criminal charges. Standard Chartered allegations may destroy its reputation in one blow 2012-08-06T19:17:52Z On the other hand, his admonishments seemed to receive a brush-off. US corn belt crisis threatens to drive up global inflation 2012-07-21T23:03:14Z I finally gave Comrade Snyder the complete brush-off, and I must say he took it very nicely. Sentiment, Inc. 2011-10-09T02:00:23.850Z Ask a City executive to justify such huge bonuses, especially as the rest of the country braces itself for the biggest spending cuts since 1945, and you get a brush-off. Yes, bonuses do work ? but for fruit-pickers, not City bankers 2011-01-18T07:00:10Z The husband got a brush-off from Favre, and his wife and O'Toole got blackballed by the team, the lawsuit contends. Jets deem massage therapists' suit 'without merit' 2011-01-04T20:12:14Z The husband got a brush-off from Favre, and his wife and O'Toole got blackballed by the team, the lawsuit says. Massage therapists sue Favre, Jets over texts 2011-01-04T00:42:47Z For any officer to brush-off a forthright request for aid or advice under such circumstances is an unofficerly act. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 Of course, when I sounded them out, they gave me a kindly brush-off: The matter was out of the their hands. A Matter of Proportion It spoke well for Rand's ability to subordinate esthetic to business considerations that he was trying to give her a courteous and humane brush-off. Murder in the Gunroom |
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