brass off

C1 slang separable transitive

In simple words

to make someone feel really annoyed

Literal meaning: Literally, it sounds like covering something with brass or removing brass, but the real meaning is slangy and idiomatic.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic slang

rare

to irritate or anger someone

"The constant delays really brassed the passengers off."

Grammar: separable

Usage notes

Very rare British slang. Usually found as 'brass someone off'. Many native speakers will not know it.

people customers fans the boss everyone locals

Base

brass off

I/you/we/they

3rd person

brasses off

he/she/it

Past simple

brassed off

yesterday

Past participle

brassed off

have + pp

-ing form

brassing off

continuous

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annoy irritate hack off get on someone's nerves wind up

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