Brush Against - Idioms By The Free Dictionary

Brush against - Idioms by The Free Dictionary https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/brush+againstPrinter Friendly brush against Also found in: Dictionary.Related to brush against: brush aside

brush against (someone or something)

To pass by and lightly touch someone or something. Be sure not to brush against this wall while the paint is still drying. Did you see the beautiful woman who just brushed against me? The room was so crowded that I ended up brushing against a bunch of people on my way to the refreshment table.See also: brushFarlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

brush (up) against someone or something

to touch someone or something lightly in passing. I brushed up against the freshly painted wall as I passed. I guess I brushed against Walter as I walked by.See also: brushMcGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.See also:

• brush against (someone or something)
• brush by
• brush by (someone or something)
• brush past (someone or something)
• graze against
• graze against (someone or something)
• dab (something) onto (something)
• have a brush with
• have a brush with (something)
• enmesh in

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