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Inggris Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Bushes

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/07/man_arrested_in_parents_death.html

" ........... has had previous bushes with the law. According to Sussex County records, he was charged in 1993 with two burglaries, pleaded guilty the following year and was sentenced to three years of probation. ..............."

What does "bushes" mean in that story? Emotion: thinking
  

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It's a typo. " It means encounters . 1 for "brush" in the link below.

  • It's a typo.
  • " It means encounters .
  • 1 for "brush" in the link below.
  • com/definition/brush
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It's a typo. It should be "brushes." It means encounters.

Have a look at meaning #2.1 for "brush" in the link below.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/brush

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