Posted by englishlessons on November 22, 2015
Definition:
Refuse to consider what someone says or to admit that something should be taken seriously
Examples:
When she went to the dean with her concerns, he just brushed her off.
He argued that the group needed to look into the problem and not brush it off.
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Posted by englishlessons on November 10, 2015
Definition:
Support or improve an organization or system that is likely to fail
Examples:
The government needs to shore up the retirement program, so it will remain solvent.
Programmers are working to shore up the security system.
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Posted by englishlessons on November 4, 2015
Definition:
protesting vigorously about something
Examples:
The teachers are up in arms about the cuts in their health care coverage.
The shareholders of that company are up in arms about the changes.
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