1. To dismiss or refuse by waving the hand or arm: waved off his invitation to join the group. 2. Sports To cancel or nullify by waving the arms, usually from a crossed position: waved off the goal because …

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To acknowledge someone's departure by waving the hand or arm: We went down to the train station to wave off the politician. We waved our guests off at the airport.

wave a magic wand If someone waves a magic wand, they quickly and easily make things the way you want them to be. As much as I would like to, I can't solve all your problems by waving a magic wand. …

You were caught drinking on school property? Well, you can wave goodbye to your brand new car, mister! After the final horse lost its race, I waved goodbye to all the money I'd won that day at the …

Definition of hand waving in the Idioms Dictionary. hand waving phrase. What does hand waving expression mean? Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary.

wave the bloody shirt wave the bloody shirt To encourage violence and animosity. The phrase was especially popular during the US Civil War. Primarily heard in US. A lot of people in our country are …

1. To dismiss or refuse by waving the hand or arm: waved off his invitation to join the group. 2. Sports To cancel or nullify by waving the arms, usually from a crossed position: waved off the goal because …

wave the flag To stand up for, support, or defend someone or something. A number of people from the actor's hometown are arriving into New York to wave the flag at his debut performance on Broadway. …

An allusion to matadors' practice of waving red flags at a bull during a bullfight, though the color of the flag actually makes no difference to the animal. John's gone to gloat about his success over his …