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Common collocations with brush aside in American Collocation

brush aside phrasal verb transitive

US

worries or doubts

doubts
worries

I knew she would just brush aside my worries, as usual.

criticism or complaint

accusation
complaint
criticism
objection
protest

The minister brushed aside accusations that he had lied.

facts, question or suggestion

advice
argument
claim
issue
question
suggestion

The argument cannot be ignored or simply brushed aside.

problem

issue
problem

The problem was largely brushed aside and people’s complaints were not taken seriously.