Usually means: Dismiss or eliminate without consideration.
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  1. sweep aside: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. sweep aside: Merriam-Webster
  3. sweep aside: Wiktionary
  4. sweep aside: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. sweep aside: Legal dictionary

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  1. sweep aside: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (sweep aside)

verb:  To push or brush to the side.
verb:  (idiomatic) To overcome an obstacle with little effort.
verb:  (idiomatic) To ignore, brush off.

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