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rub
verb
▶ rub in; rub it in
to emphasise something annoyingly; to continue to insist, especially in an unkindly or vexing manner UK, 1870- “Everything was just a real bargain,” Mario continued, unintentionally rubbing it in. “Every suede jacket.” — New York Observer, 11 February 2002
▶ rub off on
(of abstract qualities, such as luck or enthusiasm) to transfer from one person to another US, 1959- [T]he textbooks’ regimen of good cheer does not seem to have rubbed off on them. Students know when they are being conned. — James W. Loewen, Lies My Teacher Told Me, p. 269, 1996
- [H]er enthusiasm clearly rubbed off on Monica[.] — The Guardian, 4 July 2003
▶ rub the magic lamp
(of a male) to masturbate US- “The boy is masturbating” [...] Rubbing the magic lamp[.] — Erica Orloff and JoAnn Baker, Dirty Little Secrets, p. 89, 2001
▶ rub up the wrong way
to annoy someone UK, 1862- [Y]ou ought to know by now that you’ve rubbed so many people up the wrong way that the blame is yours to take. — Desmond Guilfoyle, The Charisma Effect, p. 197, 2002
▶ rub your nose in it
to humiliate someone by reminding them of a mistake UK, 1963- Ender had beaten him, and then rubbed his nose in it by being magnanimous. — Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game, p. 88, 1991
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