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rubs shoulders

rubs shoulders is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rub shoulders.

Meaning of rub shoulders

Verb

rub shoulders (third-person singular simple present rubs shoulders, present participle rubbing shoulders, simple past and past participle rubbed shoulders)

  1. (idiomatic, usually) To associate closely; to socialize or mingle.
    • All classes rub shoulders on the greasy benches.1887, Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 1, in Memories and Portraits
    Synonyms:
    rub elbows

Questions about rubs shoulders

What is rubs shoulders the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rubs shoulders is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rub shoulders.

Words near rubs shoulders in the dictionary

  1. rubs one's hands together
  2. rubs oneself off
  3. rubs out
  4. rubs salt in someone's wounds
  5. rubs salt in the wound
  6. rubs shoulders
  7. rubs someone the wrong way
  8. rubs someone up the wrong way
  9. rubs someone's face in
  10. rubs someone's nose in
  11. rubs the fear of God into

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