brush down

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === brush down (third-person singular simple present brushes down, present participle brushing down, simple past and past participle brushed down) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush,‎ down. To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion. (idiomatic) To straighten up one's clothes and to tidy up one's appearance. ==== Usage notes ==== In all senses the object (if mentioned) may appear before or after the particle. If the object is a pronoun, then it must be before the particle.