shine off

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English

Verb

shine off (third-person singular simple present shines off, present participle shining off, simple past and past participle shined off or shone off)

  1. (informal, transitive) To be dismissive towards (someone or something, e.g. questions, concerns).
    They keep asking, but she keeps shining them off.