wave away
verb1
Idiomatic To reject or dismiss with a hand gesture.
- Near-synonym: wave off
- It was the Seasiders, however, who were swiftly on the attack again and they had very presentable claims for a penalty waved away as Varney tumbled under a challenge from Rafael.2011 January 25, Phil McNulty, “Blackpool 2 - 3 Man Utd”, in BBC:
2
Broadly, Idiomatic To brush aside or sweep under the rug.
- Related terms
- handwave, handwaver, handwaving, hand waving, handwavium, handwavy, wave of the hand