live over the brush

Meaning

Verb

• To cohabit without being married.

Related

Similar words

• live in sin

Origin

• Possibly ultimately derived from broomstick wedding, with broomstick meaning ersatz or sham. Often said to be derived from early British or Romani wedding practices, in which a couple could become married outside the Church by leaping a broom or brush, but no evidence exists for such a ceremony.