brush aside

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to dismiss without consideration; disregard

Idioms and Phrases

Disregard, ignore, as in The teacher brushed aside our questions.

Example Sentences

All bullpen issues aside, after brushing aside the Reds, the Dodgers are looking mighty formidable.

From Los Angeles Times

But Mother Nature had brushed aside those plans before USC’s first road game even began.

From Los Angeles Times

Sinner dropped only two sets in his path to the New York final, clinically brushing aside opponents with his metronomic baseline game.

From BBC

He brushed aside an attempt to ask what might happen with the band at the scheduled end of the tour in November.

From BBC

"As the music began, my hand set the brush aside and I dipped my finger into the soft, pliant paint," she said.

From BBC