It's a shame that when a few people get caught cheating everyone else gets 'tarred with the same brush'.
As a teenager he had several 'brushes with' the law. [=was in trouble with police several times]
Her 'brush with' fame/greatness came when she sang the national anthem at the football game.
(..) We'll just get off at the next exit. Bart. Bart. Bart. Bart. Hmm. Time to brush your teeth, wash your face... and say your prayers. Are you in... here? Oh! Homemade pickled beets. Go ahead. Take 'em all. (..)1990 TvShow: The Simpsons Title: Some Enchanted Evening Season: 1 Episode 13
(..) - Father. - What? Commodore, do you really intend to kill my rescuer? I believe thanks are in order. Had a brush with the East India Trading Company, did we, pirate? Hang him. Keep your guns on him, men. Gillette, fetch some irons. Well, well. (..)2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(..) Rabbit is wise. - Mother of God. - Jesus Christ. This is a field. I know. Keep going beyond it, through that brush. See that brush right in front of you? Yes, we see it. What's beyond that? Beyond what? Beyond what? The brush! A brick wall, (..)1996 Twister