brown off
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slang To cause one to become angry. A noun or pronoun can be used between "brown" and "off." Primarily heard in UK. Her selfish behavior really browns me off! Please calm down, I didn't mean to brown you off. That article really browned me off. How dare that writer mock our cute little town like that?
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brown someone off
Sl. to make someone angry. (See also browned (off).) You really brown me off!
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brown off
v. Chiefly British Slang
To anger or irritate someone: The nasty way that store clerk treated us really browned me off. By the time the traffic jam cleared up, we were pretty browned off.
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brown someone off
tv. to make someone angry. (see also browned (off).) I’m afraid I’m going to brown off everyone but here goes anyway.
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