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touch of the tar brushOf South Asian or Afro-Caribbean in their background and/or in their appearance.Rate it:

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tar with the same brushTo characterize using the same undesirable attribute, especially unjustly.Rate it:

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Jack TarAlternative spelling of jacktar.Rate it:

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jack-tarAlternative spelling of jacktar.Rate it:

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spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tarTo have something important fail for want of a small amount of money or effort.Rate it:

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whale the tar outa him!Act of Beating Someone! 'Slap 'im-UP To A Fair Thee Well!"Rate it:

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brush pastTo go by quickly, making slight contact.Rate it:

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brush upTo review; to improve an existing but rusty or under-developed skill.Rate it:

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paint with a broad brushTo describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations.Rate it:

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brush offAn abrupt rebuff or dismissal.Rate it:

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daft as a brushDescribes someone who is known to do and say silly things.Rate it:

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brush byTo walk past another person, touching them slightly, normally by accident, and ignoring them.Rate it:

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brush asideTo defeat with ease.Rate it:

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brush asideTo disregard, dismiss or ignore something, as unimportant.Rate it:

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brush downTo straighten up one's clothes and to tidy up one's appearance.Rate it:

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brush downUsed other than as an idiom: see brush, down. To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion.Rate it:

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brush under the carpetTo hide, cover up or overlook something, usually a negative thingRate it:

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brush with deathTo have a life redeemable experienceRate it:

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brush-up!A 'brush-up' is a thorough review, rehearsal, self-examination prior to submitting to job interviews, probings, investigations of any category in order to be proficient in the future demands of the hoped-for position, challenge or opportunity:Rate it:

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give somebody the brush-offTo rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone.Rate it:

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give someone the brush-offTo rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone.Rate it:

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live over the brushTo cohabit without being married.Rate it:

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to have a brush withTo encounterRate it:

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in touchThe ball, or a player, is in touch when it, or he, is outside the playing area or touching the touchlines of the playing area.Rate it:

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touch-move ruleIn chess, a rule that states any piece touched deliberately by a player, when it is their turn to move, must be moved if a legal move is possible.Rate it:

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golden touchAn ability to be successful at anything endeavored.Rate it:

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Midas touchThe ability to gain success or financial reward from one's actions.Rate it:

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touch a nerveTo make a remark or perform a deed which produces a strong response, especially an emotional response such as anxiety or annoyance, because it calls to mind something which has been a source of concern or embarrassment.Rate it:

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touch downTo land an aircraft.Rate it:

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touch offTo start; to cause, especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.Rate it:

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because you touch yourself at nightUsed to humourously deflect a request for a reason.Rate it:

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kick into touchTo evade an issue.Rate it:

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touch woodTo make contact with wood to avert bad luck, in accordance with a folk practice.Rate it:

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in touchIn contact, or in communication.Rate it:

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soft touchA comfortable situation; an easy task or undemanding occupation, especially one which is comfortably remunerative.Rate it:

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common touchThe personal quality of showing understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinary people; rapport with and acceptance by ordinary people.Rate it:

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human touchThe positive qualities of human beings manifested in a place or object.Rate it:

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human touchThe ability of a person to deal with others in a personable and empathetic way.Rate it:

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kick into touchTo kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby to avoid pressure from the opponent team in a difficult situationRate it:

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lose one's touchTo lose one's special mastery of or knack for a particular skill or activity.Rate it:

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lose touchTo cease to be familiar with someone or something or to cease to communicate or have contact.Rate it:

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Midas TouchThe ability to make large money and succeed with whatever you doRate it:

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Midas touchthe ability to turn everything one touches into gold.Rate it:

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not touch something with a barge poleTo avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; (signifies a strong aversion).Rate it:

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not touch something with a ten foot poleAmbrose Bierce, The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Vol. 8.Rate it:

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not touch something with a ten foot poleTo avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; signifies a strong aversion.Rate it:

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not touch something with a ten foot poleTo approach something or someone.Rate it:

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not touch something with a ten foot poleFrancis Lynde, The Quickening.Rate it:

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not touch something with a ten foot poleAmbrose Bierce , The Fiend's Delight In conclusion, his respect for letter-writing ladies is so great that he would not touch one of them with a ten-foot pole.Rate it:

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out of touchNo longer conversant with facts; not aware or realistic.Rate it:

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