Chapter Broach to Brown, Jones, and Robinson of B by Brewer's Phrase & Fable

Shuttle. A fellow-weaver.
   A Brother Stitch. A fellow-tailor.
   A Brother String. A fellow-violinist.
   A Brother Whip. A fellow coachman.

Brother German A real brother. (Latin, germanus, of the same stock; germen, a bud or sprout.)

“Te in germani fratris dilexi loco.”- Terence Andria, I. 5, 58.

   A uterine brother is a brother by the mother's side only. (Latin, uterinus, born of the same mother, as “frater uterius,” uterus.)

Brother Jonathan When Washington was in want of ammunition, he called a council of officers, but no practical suggestion could be offered. “We must consult brother Jonathan,” said the general, meaning his excellency, Jonathan Trumbull, the elder governor of the State of Connecticut. This was done, and the difficulty was remedied. To consult brother Jonathan then became a set phrase, and brother Jonathan grew to be the John Bull of the United States. (J. R. Bartlett: Dictionary of Americanisms. )

Brother Sam The brother of Lord Dundreary (q.v. ), the hero of a comedy based on a German drama, by John Oxenford, with additions and alterations by E. A. Sothern and T. B. Buckstone. (Supplied by T. B. Buckstone, Esq.)

Browbeat To beat or put a man down by knitting the brows.

Brown A copper coin, a penny; so called from its colour. Similarly a sovereign is a “yellow boy.” (See Blunt. )
   To be done brown. To be roasted, deceived, taken in.

Brown as a Berry (See Similes. )

Brown, Jones, and Robinson Three Englishmen who travel together Their adventures were published in
Punch, and were the production of Richard Doyle. They typify the middle-class English abroad; and hold up to ridicule their gaucherie and contracted notions, their vulgarity and extravagance, their conceit and snobbism.