brass off

brass off

To irritate or exasperate. A noun or pronoun can be used between "brass" and "off." Let's leave John alone for now—I think we brassed him off a bit with our criticism.
See also: brass, off

brassed off

Irritated, disgruntled, or exasperated. Primarily heard in UK. John's just a bit brassed off with us at the moment, so let's leave him alone.
See also: brass, off
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

brass someone off

Sl. to make someone angry. (Primarily military. As angry as the "brass," or officers, might get about something.) You really brass me off. The private brassed off the sergeant.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

brass someone off

tv. to make someone angry. (Primarily military. As angry as the “brass,” or officers, might get about something.) You really brass me off.
See also: brass, off, someone

brassed (off)

mod. angry; disgusted. You look so brassed off at the world. Smile!
See also: brass, off
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • brass someone off
  • brassed off
  • base off (of) (something else)
  • bite off
  • cheese off
  • cheese someone off
  • cheesed off
  • check off
  • blow off the map
  • blow off
References in periodicals archive
Surely no Villa fans would have logged on and stirred it just to brass off Steve Bruce and the St Andrew's suits, would they?
T'LAST WORD: Back of t'internet