He brushed by me in the hallway without saying sorry.
brush by
idiomTo walk past another person, touching them slightly, normally by accident, and ignoring them.
The crowd was so thick that people constantly brushed by me while I waited for the train.
She hurried through the busy station, barely noticing the strangers who brushed by her as she rushed to catch the final departure.
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broad brush
A style or approach that deals with something in very general, sweeping terms, without attention to fine details or subtle nuances.
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brush aside
To disregard, dismiss or ignore something, as unimportant.
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brush down
To straighten up one's clothes and to tidy up one's appearance.
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brush off
To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.
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brush up
To review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill.
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live over the brush
To cohabit without being married.
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paint with a broad brush
To describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations.