Idioms for brush
get the brush,
to be rejected or rebuffed: She greeted Jim effusively, but I got the brush.
give the brush,
to ignore, rebuff, etc.: If you're still angry with him, give him the brush.
Origin of brush
1SYNONYMS FOR brush
OTHER WORDS FROM brush
brush·a·ble, adjective brush·er, noun brush·like, adjective un·brush·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby brush
British Dictionary definitions for brush up (1 of 3)
brush up
verb (adverb)
(tr often foll by on)
to refresh one's knowledge, skill, or memory of (a subject)
to make (a person or oneself) tidy, clean, or neat as after a journey
noun brush-up
British
the act or an instance of tidying one's appearance (esp in the phrase wash and brush-up)
British Dictionary definitions for brush up (2 of 3)
brush
1
/ (brʌʃ) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of brush
brusher, noun brushlike, adjectiveWord Origin for brush
C14: from Old French
broisse, perhaps from
broce
brush ²
British Dictionary definitions for brush up (3 of 3)
brush
2
/ (brʌʃ) /
noun
a thick growth of shrubs and small trees; scrub
land covered with scrub
broken or cut branches or twigs; brushwood
wooded sparsely populated country; backwoods
Word Origin for brush
C16 (dense undergrowth), C14 (cuttings of trees): from Old French
broce, from Vulgar Latin
bruscia (unattested) brushwood
Idioms and Phrases with brush up (1 of 2)
brush up
Clean, refurbish, as in We plan to get the house brushed up in time for the party. [c. 1600]
Also, brush up on. Review, refresh one's memory, as in Nell brushed up on her Spanish before going to Honduras, or I'm brushing up my knowledge of town history before I speak at the club. [Late 1700s]
Idioms and Phrases with brush up (2 of 2)
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