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write sb/sth off to decide that sb/sth is useless, unimportant, or a failure, or not worth paying any attention to
SYN; dismiss |
The important thing is to cut them some slack: at fifteen they may look like an adult, but they don’t have the brains of one, so make allowances for them. And don’t write them off.
write sb/sth off (as sth)
After six months of work, we eventually wrote the project off as a non-starter. |
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reel something off يقول أو يردد بسرعة وسهولة to say or repeat something quickly without having to stop or think about it |
Simon Wheeler backed me into a corner and blockaded me there with his chair and then sat down and reeled off the monotonous narrative. |
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brush sb/sth off to refuse to listen to someone or their ideas, especially by ignoring them or saying something rude |
Corman brushed off the accusations. In order to live happily in life, one has to brush off morons' petty thoughts. |
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walk off with يسرق، ينتحل(لنفسه ماليس له)، يأخذ ماليس له(عامدا أو غير عامد) to take something that is not yours; to steal something |
Someone's walked off with my phone! Thieves walked off with two million dollars’ worth of jewellery. |
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shake sb off to get away from somebody who is following or running after you |
We managed to shake off the photographers. About 2000 soldiers were in pursuit of them, but the Indians managed to shake off the scouts, manoeuvre expertly and even ambush the troops. |
