Rub elbows with (someone) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "rub elbows with (someone)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Julia Huong

2022-01-07 04:01

Meaning of Rub elbows with (someone)

Synonyms:

rub shoulders with (one)

Rub elbows with (someone) American US informal verb phrase

To engage or mix with someone or a group of people.

I don't care to rub elbows with someone who acts like that!

In the evening, you could put on your finery and rub elbows with these celebrated ones in the concert hall.

Jimmy rubbed elbows with these guys to do dirty things.

Other phrases about:

pepper with

1. To sprinkle or cover something with a lot of something
2. To add or mix a lot of something in something such as a speech,video, story etc
3. To continuously attack someone or something with something such as stones, bullets, etc

Grammar and Usage of Rub elbows with (someone)

Verb Forms

to rub elbows with (someone)
rubs elbows with (someone)
rubbed elbows with (someone)
rubbing elbows with (someone)

The verb "rub" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Rub elbows with (someone)

This phrase originated in the United Kingdom in the mid-1800s as "rub shoulders with", and it is still the more prevalent locution there.