How to Pronounce "have a brush with"
expression
HAV uh BRUSH with
HAV uh BRUSH with
Definition
To have a brief or minor encounter with something, often something dangerous or important, without being deeply involved.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhæv/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈbɹəʃ/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ
British English
hæv/ /æɪ/ /bɹˈʌʃ/ /wˈɪð
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HAV uh BRUSH with
UK
HAV uh BRUSH with
Listen in Context
Last year, he had a brush with the law.
She had a brush with fame after the video went viral.
Tom had a brush with danger while hiking in the mountains.
I once had a brush with death when I nearly drowned.