brass someone 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.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- brass 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