Give someone the brush
verb phrase
To snub; treat icily and curtly; kiss off: I got the brush in about two seconds in that fancy dump (1930s+)
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- Give someone the cold shoulder
verb phrase To snub someone socially; be chilly toward someone (1840+)
- Give someone the creeps
verb phrase To cause a feeling that loathsome things are creeping on one’s skin; to cause nervous apprehension: His smile gives me the creeps (1849+)
- Give someone the double cross
verb phrase To betray or cheat one’s own colleagues; act treacherously: if you feel tempted to give the old gentleman the double cross (1834+)
- Give someone the evil eye
see under evil eye
- Give someone the fluff
verb phrase To snub; dismiss; brush off: I gave him the fluff (1940s+)