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Jul 23, 2008 · Brash suggests impetuousness of an unrestrained, tactless, or impudent kind. To call someone rash, on the other hand, suggests that the person is overhasty, and acts before there has been time to consider consequences. Rash decisions are usually ill-judged.
Mar 1, 2017 · The Oxford dictionary defines "brash" as "self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way". Besides this Oxford definition, I've seen all others available on the Web, but still can't understand (visualize) how to use "brash" in practice. My question: Does "brash" sound natural/correct in the examples I made below? a. John is so brash.
Nov 25, 2009 · I agree with Londres that a brash person could be described as agressive, or someone who acts overly self-confident. Fedman's descarada seems to be correct also, meaning cheeky or bare-faced. Oddly though, my Oxford dictionary does not list any of these meanings and nor does Webster's online dictionary.
Mar 10, 2012 · Hello This is an extract from Rain Fall by Barry Eisler Roppongi is a cocktail composed of Tokyo's brashest foreign and domestic elements, with sex and money giving the concoction its punch. It's full of Western hostesses who came to Japan thinking they were going to be models but who...
Mar 13, 2018 · In Albany he had gone to work for Prudential, and he had stayed in the capital city until 1965. As an insurance salesman he was an aimless sort of success. There was no offer to join the company at the executive level, no outbursts of Christian fervor. During that five-year period, the brash and...
Oct 16, 2019 · The first means "Don't do anything impulsive, hastily that might have negative consequences" The second means "Take time to consider your options, to think about the consequences before you do anything."
Oct 15, 2011 · 2 a : heedless of the consequences : audacious <a brash adventurer> b : done in haste without regard for consequences : rash <brash acts> 4 a : lacking restraint and discernment : tactless <brash remarks> b : aggressively self-assertive : impudent <brash to the point of arrogance>
Apr 5, 2014 · << --- stale--- >> I am told this is a brush handle (or broomstick). I am a Lancashire lad and I call it a brush steel, any opinions
Mar 29, 2019 · "The nerve of him!" is an exclamatory sentence (an exlamation). It is used to express emotion. Most sentences are declarative sentences (statements).
Sep 20, 2018 · Agreed. That’s also how the words are used in my neck of the woods (London). A broom has a long handle and is used for sweeping floors and similar surfaces, while a brush — of the general cleaning variety, as opposed to toothbrushes, hairbrushes, paintbrushes, etc. — has a very short one.
