In The Thick Of It, when referring to a woman he finds insane, Malcolm Tucker says:
I've seen the Tom Cruise meme of him going nuts on Oprah, etc. But what is the "brush" reference about? Is this some British-specific humor?
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Daft as a brush is a colloquial British phrase meaning crazy or foolish.
I would take Malcolm's phrase as a joke to mean particularly mad as she is as daft as Tom Cruise's favorite brush.
answered Mar 22, 2018 at 17:59
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4So happy to be able to answer a Malcolm Tucker question. As 'swearer in chief' he is one of my all-time favorite characters.– iandotkelly ♦Mar 22, 2018 at 18:01
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1@LaconicDroid ...... allow me to pop a jaunty little bonnet on your "purview" ....– iandotkelly ♦Mar 23, 2018 at 3:01
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@iandotkelly - are you british by chance? I may have a lot more of these questions...– JacobIRRMar 23, 2018 at 16:33
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@JacobIRR ... I am yes, but I live in the USA so I know how to translate :)– iandotkelly ♦Mar 23, 2018 at 17:43