brushes off
Shrugs it away
Brushes off means to dismiss or disregard something casually, treating it as unimportant: She brushes off criticism like it's nothing.
The image is of flicking away dust or debris with a light sweep of the hand.
Someone who brushes off a warning ignores it; someone who brushes off another person rebuffs them without ceremony.
- avoidingDeliberately staying clear
- disregardingDeliberately not considering
- pays no mindIntentionally ignores something
- ignoringDeliberately not noticing
- evadingSkillfully keeping away from
trivializing · snubbing · waves away · downplaying · sweeping · invalidating · minimizing · dusting · rejecting · rebuffs · cold shoulder · deflecting · glossing over · polishing · sidestepping · neglecting · dodging · suppressing
- verbsjump, be, speak, wait, do
- criticismscriticizes, disparages, condemns, denounces, censures
brushes offaddresses
Locations for correspondence
attends to · heeds · acknowledges · embraces · accepts
brushes offvalidates
Confirms accuracy or legitimacy
takes to heart · embraces · welcomes · internalizes · honors