# brush aside

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/brush-aside
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To disregard, dismiss or ignore something, as unimportant.

## Examples

- Don't brush aside my advice when I try to help you.
- The manager tried to brush aside the employees' concerns, but they insisted on discussing the new schedule.
- Despite the mounting evidence presented by his colleagues, the director continued to brush aside their warnings until the project collapsed entirely.

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