get the brush off|brush off|get Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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get off|get

v. 1. To come down from or out of. The ladder fell, and Tom couldn't get off the roof. The bus stopped, the door opened, and Father got off. 2. To take off. Joe's mother told him to get his wet clothes off. 3. To get away; leave. Mr. Johnson goes fishing whenever he can get off from work. William got off early in the morning. 4. To go free. Mr. Andrews got off with a $5 fine when he was caught passing a stop sign. 5. To make (something) go. The halfback got off a lung pass. John got a letter off to his grandmother. 6. To tell. The governor got off several jokes at the beginning of his speech.

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get off one's case|back|case|get|get off|get off o

v. phr. To stop bothering and constantly checking up on someone; quit hounding one. "Get off my case!" he cried angrily. "You're worse than the cops."
Antonym: ON ONE'S CASE.

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get off to a running start|flying|get|get off|get

v. phr. To have a promising or successful beginning. Ron got off to a flying start in business school when he got nothing but A's.

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get the brush-off|brush-off|get

v. phr., slang 1. To be paid no attention; not be listened to or thought important. My idea for a party got the brush-off from the other children. 2. To be treated in an unkind or unfriendly way; be ignored. Frank and Jane had an argument, so the next time he telephoned her, he got the brush-off.
Compare: COLD SHOULDER, HIGH-HAT.
Antonym: BRUSH OFF.

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tell one where to get off|get off|head in|tell|tel

v. phr., informal To talk angrily to; speak to or answer with rough language; scold. Bob told Ted to get out of his way. Ted told Bob where to get off. Mary laughed at Barbara's hairdo. Barbara told Mary where to head in.
Compare: TELL A THING OR TWO, TELL OFF.

get off one's case|back|case|get|get off|get off o

v. phr. To stop aggravation and consistently blockage up on someone; abdicate coursing one. "Get off my case!" he cried angrily. "You're worse than the cops."
Antonym: ON ONE'S CASE.

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get off to a active start|flying|get|get off|get

v. phr. To accept a able or acknowledged beginning. Ron got off to a aerial alpha in business academy back he got annihilation but A's.

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get off|get

v. 1. To appear down from or out of. The ladder fell, and Tom couldn't get off the roof. The bus stopped, the aperture opened, and Father got off. 2. To booty off. Joe's mother told him to get his wet clothes off. 3. To get away; leave. Mr. Johnson goes fishing whenever he can get off from work. William got off aboriginal in the morning. 4. To go free. Mr. Andrews got off with a $5 accomplished back he was bent casual a stop sign. 5. To accomplish (something) go. The halfback got off a lung pass. John got a letter off to his grandmother. 6. To tell. The governor got off several jokes at the alpha of his speech.

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get the brush-off|brush-off|get

v. phr., slang 1. To be paid no attention; not be listened to or anticipation important. My abstraction for a affair got the action from the added children. 2. To be advised in an barbarous or acrimonious way; be ignored. Frank and Jane had an argument, so the abutting time he telephoned her, he got the brush-off.
Compare: COLD SHOULDER, HIGH-HAT.
Antonym: BRUSH OFF.

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tell one area to get off|get off|head in|tell|tel

v. phr., informal To allocution angrily to; allege to or acknowledgment with asperous language; scold. Bob told Ted to get out of his way. Ted told Bob area to get off. Mary laughed at Barbara's hairdo. Barbara told Mary area to arch in.
Compare: TELL A THING OR TWO, TELL OFF.