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rub down

idiom

To rub from top to bottom, e.g. for cleaning, stripping paint or massage.


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  1. 01

    rub elbows

    To associate closely; to consort, mingle, or socialize.

  2. 02

    rub in

    To make a point in an irritatingly emphatic manner.

  3. 03

    rub it in

    To add insult to injury; to emphasize one's strengths or another's weaknesses in a manner that degrades another.

  4. 04

    rub off

    To be transferred with little or no effort.

  5. 05

    rub off on

    To be acquired by or transferred to (someone) as a result of regular exposure.

  6. 06

    rub one's hands together

    To anticipate something eagerly.

  7. 07

    rub salt in someone's wounds

    To make a painful situation even worse (even with the best of intentions).

  8. 08

    rub salt in the wound

    To aggravate or exacerbate a physical or emotional injury.

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