Living over the brush meaning
What does the saying 'Living over the brush' mean?
Idiom: Living over the brush
Meaning:
Living together out of wedlock. "They are living over the brush" originates from a form of marriage when a couple held hands and jumped over a besom to signal their commitment to each other, because they couldn't have a church marriage.
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