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rubbed one's hands together

rubbed one's hands together is the simple past and past participle of rub one's hands together.

Meaning of rub one's hands together

Verb

rub one's hands together (third-person singular simple present rubs one's hands together, present participle rubbing one's hands together, simple past and past participle rubbed one's hands together)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To anticipate something eagerly.
    • ""It's been over 10 years and it's about time we got a little bit more," Ms Tongue pointed out. "I'm rubbing my hands together, definitely.""2017 Interest rate rise: What you are saying BBC News, 2 November 2017. Accessed 3 August 2018.

Questions about rubbed one's hands together

What is rubbed one's hands together the simple past and past participle of?
Rubbed one's hands together is the simple past and past participle of rub one's hands together.

Words near rubbed one's hands together in the dictionary

  1. rubbed off on
  2. rubbed one off
  3. rubbed one out
  4. rubbed one's face with a brass candlestick
  5. rubbed one's hands
  6. rubbed one's hands together
  7. rubbed oneself off
  8. rubbed out
  9. rubbed salt in someone's wounds
  10. rubbed salt in the wound
  11. rubbed shoulders

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