单词 | have a brush with |
释义 | have a brush withHave an encounter or come in conflict with, as in This was not the first time that Bob had a brush with the law. This expression alludes to the noun brush in the sense of “a hostile collision,” a usage dating from about 1400. Words nearby have a brush withHavdalah, have, have a ball, have a big mouth, have a bone to pick, have a brush with, have a case on, have a clear conscience, have a clue, have a crack at, have a crush on The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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