rub someone out
rub out
1. To erase, remove, or destroy. A noun or pronoun can be used between "rub" and "out." Janet stealthily rubbed out their names and wrote ours on the application instead. You'll need a powerful cleaning solution if you want to rub that stain out from the carpet.
2. slang To murder someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "rub" and "out." They tried to rub out the witness before he could testify, but the police intervened and saved her life. They're going to rub Manny out if he doesn't step in line.
See also: out, rub
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
rub someone out
tv. to kill someone. (Underworld.) The gunman was eager to rub somebody out.
See also: out, rub, someone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- angle
- angling
- not do (someone or oneself) any favors
- involve with
- involve with (someone or something)
- involved with
- arrange for
- arrange for some time
- arrange some music for
- ask back