1. Lit. to remove something, such as dust or lint, from someone by brushing

1. The bathroom attendant brushed Mr. Harris off and was rewarded with a small tip.

2. The porter had never brushed off such a miserly man before.

2. Fig. to reject someone; to dismiss someone (As if someone were mere lint.); to be dismissed casually and almost cruelly

1. He brushed her off, telling her she had no appointment.

2. He brushed off Mrs.Franklin, who was only trying to be nice to him.