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brown off

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?
See also: brown, off
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brown someone off

Sl. to make someone angry. (See also browned (off).) You really brown me off!
See also: brown, off
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

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.
See also: brown, off
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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.
See also: brown, off, someone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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When I roast vegetables at home, I quickly part-cook the ones that need it then brown off the vegetable in a pan with garlic, fresh thyme and rosemary -the Herbs de Provence dried mix you can buy is very good for this though.
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But Horton was then caught at short leg by Michael Brown off Tahir's fifth ball after the resumption for 66.
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Harty then saw Michael Brown off his line and tried to chip the ball into the net but the keeper scrambled back to turn the ball over the bar.
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A run of 70 reduced Robertson's deficit, but then the Grand Prix and Welsh Open champion missed the brown off its spot early in the final frame of the session and O'Sullivan took full advantage with a clearance of 100.
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The Easter Road boss reiterated that his players aren't for sale after warning Preston boss Craig Brown off striker Derek Riordan earlier this week.
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