to have a brush with sb

  • 1have a brush with —    When you have a brush with something, such as the law, you encounter or experience it briefly.     Had a brush with the law for speeding a few years ago, but he has had a clean record ever since …

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  • 2brush with death — If someone comes very close to dying but live, they have a brush with death …

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  • 3Brush — (br[u^]sh), n. [OE. brusche, OF. broche, broce, brosse, brushwood, F. brosse brush, LL. brustia, bruscia, fr. OHG. brusta, brust, bristle, G. borste bristle, b[ u]rste brush. See {Bristle}, n., and cf. {Browse}.] 1. An instrument composed of… …

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  • 4A Brush with the Law — Infobox Dad s Army episode number episode name=051 A Brush with the Law script=Jimmy Perry and David Croft director=David Croft producer=David Croft recorded=26/11/1972 original transmission=15/12/72 series=Five length=30 minutes viewing… …

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  • 5brush — [[t]brʌ̱ʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ brushes, brushing, brushed 1) N COUNT A brush is an object which has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for tidying your hair. We gave him paint and brushes …

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  • 6brush — I n. 1) to apply a brush to 2) a bottle; clothes brush; hairbrush; nailbrush; paintbrush; scrub (AE), scrubbing (BE); shaving brush; toothbrush; upholstery brush II v. 1) (d; intr.) to brush against (she brushed against the table) 2) (d; intr.)… …

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  • 7Brush Truck — Brush 28 of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue serves areas of Palm Beach County, Florida. A Brush Truck (Mini Pumper or combination vehicle) is a combination of an all terrain vehicle, mini pumper, and a wilderness rescue vehicle, often used to fight …

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  • 8Brush — Paintbrush redirects here. For other uses, see Paintbrush (disambiguation) .: Bottle brush redirects here. For the tree, see Callistemon . The term brush refers to devices with bristles, wire or other filaments, used for cleaning, grooming hair,… …

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  • 9brush — brush1 S3 [brʌʃ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(object for cleaning/painting)¦ 2¦(trees)¦ 3¦(movement)¦ 4¦(touch)¦ 5 6¦(tail)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 3 6; Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Early French broisse, from Old French broce ( …

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  • 10Electrical brush — Brush Brush (br[u^]sh), n. [OE. brusche, OF. broche, broce, brosse, brushwood, F. brosse brush, LL. brustia, bruscia, fr. OHG. brusta, brust, bristle, G. borste bristle, b[ u]rste brush. See {Bristle}, n., and cf. {Browse}.] 1. An instrument… …

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