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Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
The correct answer is C. South Africa brushed off the threat of tougher economic sanctions.
To brush something off means to ignore it or to treat it as unimportant. In this case, South Africa is ignoring the threat of tougher economic sanctions by not taking it seriously.
The other options are incorrect because they do not convey the same meaning as “brush off.” Option A, “about,” means to talk about something. Option B, “of,” means to be a part of something. Option D, “down,” means to knock something down.