to have a brush

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• have 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 …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• 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 composed of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• brush with death — If someone comes very close to dying but live, they have a brush with death …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• brush — [[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 …   English dictionary

• brush — 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.)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• brush — 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 ( …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Brush-furred mouse — Brush furred mice Temporal range: Recent Lophuromys sikapusi Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Brush 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 …   Wikipedia

• Brush-tailed Phascogale — Brush tailed Phascogale[1] Conservation status …   Wikipedia

• Brush — Brush, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brushed} (br[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Brushing}.] [OE. bruschen; cf. F. brosser. See {Brush}, n.] 1. To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush. A brushes… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Brush Traction — is a manufacturer and maintainer of railway locomotives, based at Loughborough in Leicestershire, United Kingdom situated alongside the Midland Main Line. History In 1865, Henry Hughes, who was a timber merchant engineer, began building horse… …   Wikipedia