live over the brush
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live over the brush
Where it comes from
Possibly ultimately derived from broomstick wedding, with broomstick meaning ersatz or sham. Often said to be derived from early British or Romani wedding practices, in which a couple could become married outside the Church by leaping a broom or brush, but no evidence exists for such a ceremony.
verb lives over the brush · living over the brush · lived over the brush
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To cohabit without being married.
I know what people think about the North. They think it's all muck and living over the brush with women like Elsie Tanner.
Similar: live in sin
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