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Definition 2024
brush_by
brush by
English
Verb
brush by (third-person singular simple present brushes by, present participle brushing by, simple past and past participle brushed by)
- (idiomatic) To walk past another person, touching them slightly, normally by accident, and ignoring them.
- The production manager brushed by me on the stairs. He seemed to be in a real hurry.