rub elbows

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

rŭb′ ĕl′bōz′ /ˌɹʌb ˈɛlˌbəʊ̯z/ /ˌɹʌb ˈɛlˌboʊ̯z/ /ˌɹɐb ˈelˌbəʉ̯z/ En-au-rub elbows.ogg /ˌɹɐb ˈelˌbɐʉ̯z/ /ˌɹʌb ˈɛlˌboz/ /ˌɾəb ˈɛlˌboːz/

rub elbows rubs elbows rubbing elbows rubbed elbows

From rub + elbows, suggesting people standing so close together that their elbows touch.

rub shoulders hobnob

bump elbows

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