give one the [a] brush
（口语）意为“将某人打发开”、“把某人抛弃”、“不理睬某人”等。
如：
Jacob has given Annie a brush.
雅各布已抛弃了安妮。
You mean you are going to give me the brush?
你想把我一脚踢开吗？
下列词汇基本同义：
give sb. the/a brush-off让某人碰钉子；不理睬某人
brush sb./sth. off不理某人或忽视某事；不当一回事
用例
Women used to give me the brush-off.
女人们过去纷纷抛弃我。
Mary keeps giving me the brush-off. 玛丽总是对我不理不睬。
These guests were given a brush-off. 客人们受到了冷遇.
Tina gave John the brush-off and refused to go to the concert with him.
蒂娜不理睬约翰并拒绝同他一参加间乐会。
I tried to speak to james, but he just gave me the brush-off.
我试图和詹姆斯讲话，但他毫不客气地拒绝了我。
When I tried to talk to her about it she just brushed me off.
我试图与她谈谈那件事，她就是不理我。
Paul asked Tara out to dinner but she gave him the brush-off .
保罗邀请塔拉外出吃饭，但遭到拒绝。
I wanted to keep in touch, but when I called him he gave me the brush-off.
我想和他保持联系，但当我打电话给他时，他却不理睬我。