brush shoulders
idiom
: to touch at the shoulders
The two men brushed shoulders as they walked past each other.
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Some musicians take the Grammys as an opportunity to brush shoulders with their heroes.
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
Finding Ezra means Sabine’s forced to brush shoulders with Ahsoka, who turns out to be the former’s erstwhile Jedi master.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 23 Aug. 2023
Many waited hours to brush shoulders with the vlogger, who regularly entertains an audience about as big as the population of Sri Lanka.
—Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2022
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
Finding Ezra means Sabine’s forced to brush shoulders with Ahsoka, who turns out to be the former’s erstwhile Jedi master.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 23 Aug. 2023
Many waited hours to brush shoulders with the vlogger, who regularly entertains an audience about as big as the population of Sri Lanka.
—Brian Contrerasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2022
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“Brush shoulders.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brush%20shoulders. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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