BRUSH (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) DOWN


Meaning of BRUSH (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) DOWN in English

brush somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb ( see also ↑ brush )

1 . to clean something using a brush:

He was brushing the pony down.

2 . brush yourself down to use your hands to remove dirt from your clothes, especially after you have fallen

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.