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rub someone's face in

rub someone's face in verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rub, face, in. Also the alternative form of rub someone's nose in.

Verb

rub someone's face in (third-person singular simple present rubs someone's face in, present participle rubbing someone's face in, simple past and past participle rubbed someone's face in)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rub, face, in.

Also used as

rub someone's face in is also the alternative form of rub someone's nose in.

Forms of rub someone's face in

third-person singular presentrubs someone's face in
present participlerubbing someone's face in
past participlerubbed someone's face in
pastrubbed someone's face in

Questions about rub someone's face in

What does rub someone's face in mean?
Rub someone's face in means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rub, face, in.
What part of speech is rub someone's face in?
Rub someone's face in is a verb.
What is the past tense of rub someone's face in?
The past tense of rub someone's face in is rubbed someone's face in.

Words near rub someone's face in in the dictionary

  1. rub salt in someone's wounds
  2. rub salt in the wound
  3. rub shoulders
  4. rub someone the wrong way
  5. rub someone up the wrong way
  6. rub someone's face in
  7. rub someone's nose in
  8. rub the fear of God into
  9. rub up
  10. rub up against
  11. rub up on

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