brush off vs cut someone dead

brush off

verb
  • To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush, off. To remove something with a brush. 

cut someone dead

verb
  • To completely ignore someone. 

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