wave away

present singular third person waves away · participle present waving away · participle past waved away · past waved away

1. idiomaticTo reject or dismiss with a hand gesture.

   Near-synonym: wave off

   1 more example

   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

   Synonyms: wave off

2. broadlyidiomaticTo brush aside or sweep under the rug.