Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom.

To have brush with

  1. knowledge of painting

  2. to be on pleasing terms

  3. to be impressed

  4. to encounter
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

To have a brush with something means to have a brief, often unexpected encounter or experience with it. Option D correctly captures this meaning of encountering something briefly. The other options incorrectly reference painting, pleasant relationships, or being impressed, which are unrelated to the idiom's meaning.

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