brush back

brush back

1. To move something, as with a hairbrush or a brushing motion. A noun or pronoun can be used between "brush" and "back." I brushed back my bangs and secured them in place with a hair clip.
2. In baseball, to throw an inside pitch to force a batter to move away from home plate. A noun or pronoun can be used between "brush" and "back." The catcher called for an inside pitch to brush the batter back.
See also: back, brush
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

brush back

v.
1. To displace something with or as if with a brush: I brushed back my curly locks from in front of my eyes. Your hair looks better when you brush it back.
2. Baseball To force someone at bat to move away from the plate by throwing an inside pitch: Some pitchers try to brush back the batter on their first pitch. The pitcher decided to intimidate the batter and brushed him back.
See also: back, brush
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • cut back
  • choke back
  • claw back
  • bring back
  • chop back
  • buck off
  • echo back to
  • be/go back to square one
  • come back and see us
  • back over
References in periodicals archive
Slap the brush back and forth once against the sides of the can to remove excess paint.
Exterior painting
The two 12-in-diameter nylon leveler brushes, mounted on a self-contained motorized pulley, gently brush back unaligned or double pieces, thereby permitting only a single-layer of strips to enter the scanning area.
Self-Contained, Motorized Pulley Helps Potato Processors Make Perfect Fries
As you go around the teeth, move the brush back and forth gently in short strokes about half a tooth wide, as if you were making the brush shimmy.
Giving plaque the brush-off
2 Brush back the rest of your hair and pull it together using your hands at the nape of the neck, holding with a clear elastic band.
Beauty school; This week... the low ponytail by Dinah Turner
Sligo boss Paul Cook, below, said: "It is fantastic to have Richard Brush back. He is a great lad and a top class goalkeeper."
BRUSH EYES A CLEAN SWEEP
Carefully unbending and disconnecting the rods, I then pull the brush back down again, and with that one double pass, the stainless liner is clean.
We built our house around our woodstove
Place the brush back in the bottle after painting each nail.
A CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND: Prepare for the party season
Gary Deegan worked Richard Brush back at the other end with a well-struck low drive before Bohs had a let off on 29 minutes.
SLIGO SO NEAR TO FINAL FANTASY; EA SPORTS CUP BOHEMIANS 4 SLIGO 2