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brush by
(redirected from brush past)

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brush by someone or something and brush past someone or something
to push quickly past someone or something. She brushed by the little group of people standing there talking. I brushed by the plant, knocking it over.
See also: brush


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Typhoon Hagupit was expected to brush past Hong Kong late Tuesday before slamming into mainland China, the Hong Kong Observatory said.
That configuration minimizes the necessity of business travelers having to brush past other travelers to get into their seats but it doesn't eliminate it.
But no comprehensive assessment of his social and spiritual legacy would be complete without an acknowledgment of his teaching on issues that conservatives typically brush past during their turn at the cafeteria Catholic's buffet.
 
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