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brush-offs
alt. (brush-off English) n. (brush-off English)
Usage examples of "brush-offs".
Despite his reference to the brush-offs, Cheri Jo’s killer was probably out on the hunt that night, spotted the pretty young girl in her car and followed her, then set his trap and waited.
It always took a while with her for the brittle stresses of the week to drop away, and I was used to the jerky arrivals and the spiky brush-offs of the first few hours.