Instruction: Select the correct word(s) for filling up the blank in each sentence. He had ______ the law just last week for unruly behavior. If I were him, I would be more careful.
A. Deviated from
B. a run with
C. a brush with
D. to face
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Explanation: এখানে "have a brush with" এর অর্থ হল "to have a brief contact or conflict with something or someone" অথবা কোন কিছুর সংস্পর্শে আসা অথবা সেটির সাথে সংঘাতে পতিত হওয়া। "had a brush with the law" একটি idiomatic expression.
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