brush against (someone or something)
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?
See also: brush
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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: brush
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- brush against
- 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)
- brush over