Have A Brush With The Law Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Have A Brush With The Law Idiom mean?

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have a brush with the law What does have a brush with the law mean?	have a brief experience or encounter with the law	The man had a brush with the law when he was a teenager.
have a brush with the law What does have a brush with the law mean?	to have a brief experience or encounter with the law	The man had a brush with the law when he was a teenager.
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full of it What does "full of it" mean?	to be full of nonsense	I thought that the woman was full of it when she told me that the business was closed.
come back What does "come back" mean?	to return to the place where you are now	My cousin came back from her holidays last week.
draw lots/straws What does "draw lots/straws" mean?	to choose from a group of things to decide who will do something	We decided to draw lots to see who would wash the dishes.
fall off What does "fall off" mean?	to decrease	The number of tourists to the island is falling off.
B&E What does "B&E" mean?	Break and Enter - a criminal act of breaking into a house or building to steal something	Break and Enter - a criminal act of breaking into a house or building to steal somethingWhen I was going to university there was a B&E in my apartment.

rally around someone or something What does "rally around someone or something" mean?	join together to support someone or something	join together to support someone or somethingThe city rallied around the basketball team when they went to the national championships.
bargain for (something) What does "bargain for (something)" mean?	to anticipate something, to take something into account	The difficulty of the job was more than I had bargained for.
stoned What does "stoned" mean?	under the influence of drugs
not know (someone) from Adam What does "not know (someone) from Adam" mean?	to not know someone at all	I did not know the man who came to our door from Adam.
have a taste for (something) What does "have a taste for (something)" mean?	to have a desire for a food or drink or something	The opera singer has a taste for classical music.
in horror What does "in horror" mean?	with intense shock or disgust	I watched in horror as the cars crashed into the truck that had stopped.

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Have A Brush With The Law Idiom