Simply brush the hand under the chin in a forward flicking motion.

But we can't just brush the matter under the carpet.

This is too serious to brush under the carpet.

"The French try to brush unfavorable historical events under the carpet."

He brushed at her loose and tangled hair, cloud soft under his hand.

Our duty is not to brush the dust under the carpet but to make it known.

It is a mystery to me why, 80 years later in Turkey, the attempt should be made to brush all this under the carpet.

We should give serious consideration to this and not brush it under the carpet.

There is no outcry, just an attempt to brush this new information under the carpet.

She was tall, thin, trim, with straight grey hair brushed back under a small black hat.