a brush with

Usage of “a brush with”

1. He had a brush with the law back in 1995 when he was pulled over for drinking and driving.

2. I had a brush with death when the roof collapsed.

Examples of idiom “a brush with” from Twitter

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  lolasmom:

  Nothing like having a brush with death in the morning to wake a person up. Stupid driver blew threw the red almost hit us.

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  Five_Talents:

  Now on the road en route to the lovely Iringa. 2 power-cuts in Dar and a brush with the authorities - all before 10am! All going well. R ...

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  JennBoll:

  Stephen had a brush with fame today. He may or may not have seen Moaning Murtle in the 3rd floor bathroom at Washburn.

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  drjonboyg:

  @abelpharmboy glad your lungs are better. After having a brush with something similar a couple of years back you have my sympathy

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  JayneMcH:

  a brush with net neutrality this morning. Shaw is throttling a non-shaw email acct I'm trying to set up on Outlook. Grrr...

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  TyrehlByk:

  @filthyfluno That sounds extremely dangerous. A man has a brush with death and all sorts of things change

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  Stowers_:

  RT @ManintheField: I had a brush with greatness today and it's name was @Stowers_

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  danmajewski:

  had a brush with death tonight. found glass in the bottom of my beer at real time sports bar.

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  _chrisjones_:

  Just walked past colin murray on the lisburn road. a brush with greatness!