The phrase "I brushed off" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when describing the act of dismissing or ignoring something or someone.
Example: "When he brought up the issue, I brushed off his concerns as unimportant."
Alternatives: "I dismissed" or "I ignored."
I brushed off their warnings as shallow.
I brushed off worried friends with jokes about my hectic schedule and laughed when the university suggested counselling.
I brushed off their trivialities with the attitude that at least they had a family to go to.
I brushed off their concerns.
It had been raining earlier and I brushed off the cushions before sitting.
But on my way back to the table my stomach literally dropped, and I brushed off my intuition.
Usually I brush off coincidences with this exact logic, but getting a Google Alert about a woman with my exact name and profession who Googles herself and discovers a litany of secrets about her past was unsettling.
Just because I'm not qualified in nursing doesn't mean I don't know anything.' Another carer then added: 'I was brushed off by the nurses several times… I shouldn't be brushed off [by them].' Non-nursing staff are not only frustrated by experiences such as this, but are also at risk of becoming disillusioned and disinterested in applying their training and learning experiences to their practice.
Every person I had brushed off, refused to make eye contact with, or I was crying in their arms and didn't even have the decency to hug them back, I had given them a piece of my darkness.
I got brushed off by its bureaucracy – and never got my map back".
I originally brushed off your iPhone for its lack of (legitimately) addable applications, and now you're the only ones with the right idea in mind.
