have a brush with

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have a brush with something

to have a brief contact with something; to have an experience with something. (Especially with the law. Sometimes a close brush.) Ann had a close brush with the law. She was nearly arrested for speeding. When I was younger, I hada brush with scarlet fever, but I got over it.

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have a blast
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have a certain semblance
have a chance in hell
have a change of heart
have a charmed life
have a chip on shoulder
Have a Cigar
have a clean conscience

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