shine on
To keep shining, or to make light fall on something — or in slang, to tell someone to go away and stop bothering you.
Meanings
To continue to emit or direct light onto a person, place, or object.
"The streetlights shone on the wet pavement, creating long golden reflections."
To continue to be brilliant, exceptional, or joyfully alive despite difficulties (figurative, inspirational).
"Even after everything she had been through, she found a way to shine on and inspire those around her."
"Shine on, you crazy diamond."
— Pink Floyd, 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond', Wish You Were Here album (1975)
(American slang) To dismiss or ignore someone; to blow someone off.
"I tried to ask him for help but he just shone me on and walked away."
The literal sense is common and transparent. A figurative inspirational sense ('shine on, you crazy diamond') is common in music and popular culture. A slang sense meaning to ignore or brush someone off exists in American English.
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