To Brush Down

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush,‎ down. To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion.
2. (idiomatic) To straighten up one's clothes and to tidy up one's appearance.

Usage notes

• In all senses the object (if mentioned) may appear before or after the particle. If the object is a pronoun, then it must be before the particle.