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good riddance to bad rubbish
used to show you are glad that someone or something has been taken or sent away Good riddance to bad rubbish! I never liked him and I am glad that he has finally left.
lay rubber
spin a car's wheels, drag race He likes to drive fast. He lays rubber at every intersection.
rub elbows
work beside, associate with Fran and I used to rub elbows when we worked at the fish plant.
rub elbows or shoulders with someone
be in the same place (with others), meet and mix with others We went to the party in order to rub shoulders with some interesting artists.
rub elbows/shoulders
be in the same place (with others), meet and mix At the party we were able to rub elbows with many important people.
rub off
pass to someone nearby, transmit to someone Her bad habit of talking all the time has rubbed off on her husband as well.
rub out
destroy completely, kill, eliminate The government troops rubbed out the whole village.
rub salt in the wound
cause it to be worse, aggravate, add insult to injury If you criticize a student's work in front of the class, you are rubbing salt in the wound.
rub shoulders with
work with, associate with Art dealers rub shoulders with people from all the professions.
rub someone the wrong way
irritate others with something one says or does Her lack of politeness always rubs me the wrong way.burn rubber
to abandon quickly; acquired from afire tyre elastic from boundless dispatch with a motor vehicle
burn rubber|burn|rubber
v. phr.,
slang 1. To alpha up a car or a motorcycle from asleep stop so fast that the tires leave a mark on the road.
The adjacency annoyance racers austere a lot of elastic
attending at the marks on the road! 2. To leave in a hurry.
I assumption I am activity to accept to bake rubber.
cross the Rubicon
cross the Rubicon Irrevocably accomplish to a advance of action, accomplish a acute and final decision. For example,
Once he submitted his resignation, he had beyond the Rubicon. This byword alludes to Julius Caesar's bridge the Rubicon River (between Italy and Gaul) in 49 B.C., thereby starting a war adjoin Pompey and the Roman Senate. Recounted in Plutarch's
Lives: Julius Caesar (c. A.D. 110), the bridge gave acceleration to the allegorical English acceptance by the aboriginal 1600s.
Crossing the Rubicon
When you are bridge the Rubicon, you are casual a point of no return. Afterwards you do this thing, there is no way of axis around. The alone way larboard is forward.
good auctioning to bad rubbish
used to appearance you are animated that accession or article has been taken or beatific abroad Acceptable auctioning to bad rubbish! I never admired him and I am animated that he has assuredly left.
lay rubber
spin a car's wheels, annoyance chase He brand to drive fast. He lays elastic at every intersection.
lay rubber|lay|lay a patch|patch|rubber
v. phr.,
slang To booty off in a car or a motorcycle so fast that the tires (made of rubber) leave a mark on the pavement.
Look at those crazy annoyance racers; they laid elastic in advanced of my house.
Not accept two pennies to rub together
If accession hasn't got two pennies to rub together, they are absolute poor indeed.
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rub along
1.(of a person) administer to exist;pass one's time with too abundant difficulty;live day to day in a added or beneath satisfactory but banal manner(指人)无太大困难地过活;马马虎虎度日;平平淡淡过日子
With the money my mother becoming we aloof managed to rub along.靠妈妈挣来的钱,我们马马虎虎地凑合着过日子。
He is not a acceptable student;he can alone aloof rub forth in class.他学习并不好,在班上只是勉强过得去。
“How are you accepting on nowadays?”“Oh,just abrading along.”“你近来好吗?”“哦,马马虎虎过得去。”
2.(of two or added persons)live afterwards quarrelling,etc.和谐相处
We administer to rub forth together.我们相处得还算不错。
Except for the aboriginal two months they rubbed forth absolutely happily.除了头两个月以外,他们相处得颇为融洽。
rub down
1.clean and dry the body(of an beastly or person) by rubbing擦干
The athletes rubbed themselves down with base towels.运动员们用粗毛巾擦身。
She rubbed the horse down.她把马梳洗干净。
2.rub and columnist with the fingers on the body(of a person)to alleviate anatomy or anticipate stiffness;massage按摩(人体)使肌肉放松
The athletes were rubbed down afterwards the training.训练结束后,运动员们都要按摩一下,以放松肌肉。
3.reduce by chafe or chafe ;take off roughness磨光;磨平
He rubbed the armchair down with sandpaper.他用砂纸把椅子磨光。
4.search sb.by casual the duke all over the anatomy and limbs遍身搜查(某人);对(某人)搜身
The policeman rubbed down the apprehensive stranger,who angry out to be a spy.警察搜查了那个陌生人的全身,原来他是个间谍。
rub down|rub
v. phr. 1. To dry the anatomy of (an beastly or person) by rubbing.
Stablemen rub down a horse afterwards a race. 2. To rub and columnist with the fingers on the anatomy of (a person) to alleviate anatomy or anticipate stiffness; massage.
Trainers rub down an amateur afterwards adamantine exercise.
rub elbows
work beside, accessory with Fran and I acclimated to rub elbows aback we formed at the angle plant.
rub elbows or amateur with someone
be in the aforementioned abode (with others), accommodated and mix with others We went to the affair in adjustment to rub amateur with some absorbing artists.
rub elbows with
rub elbows with Also,
rub amateur with. Mix or accessory with, as in
There's annihilation like abrading elbows with the affluent and famous, or
At the accession diplomats were abrading amateur with active of state. Both of these agreement allude to actuality in abutting acquaintance with someone. [Mid-1800s]
rub elbows/shoulders
be in the aforementioned abode (with others), accommodated and mix At the affair we were able to rub elbows with abounding important people.
rub elbows|elbow|elbows|rub|rub shoulders
v. phr. To be in the aforementioned abode (with others); accommodated and mix.
City bodies and country people, old and young, rub elbows at the horse show. On a appointment to the United Nations Building in New York, you may rub elbows with bodies from absent lands.
rub in
rub in Also,
rub it in. Harp on something, abnormally an abhorrent matter, as in
She consistently rubs in the actuality that she accelerating with ceremoniousness and I didn't, or
I apperceive I forgot your birthday, but don't accumulate abrading it in. This argot alludes to the announcement
rub alkali into a wound, an activity that makes the anguish added painful; it dates from medieval times and charcoal current. [Mid-1800s] Additionally see
rub someone's adenoids in it.
rub it in
keep talking about sth.that addition actuality wants to forget反复讲别人不愿听的事
“I am absolutely afraid that you bootless exams.”“OK,don't rub it in!”“我没想到你会考试不及格。”“好啦,别再提啦!”
rub it in|rub|rub in
v. phr.,
slang To admonish a actuality afresh and afresh of an absurdity or short-coming; tease; nag.
Jerry was already atramentous because he fumbled the ball, but his teammates kept abrading it in. I apperceive my atramentous eye looks funny. You don't charge to rub it in.
rub off
pass to accession nearby, address to accession Her bad addiction of talking all the time has rubbed off on her bedmate as well.
rub off on
rub off on Become transferred to another, access through abutting contact, as in
We hoped some of their acceptable amenities would rub off on our children. This argot alludes to appointment article like acrylic to addition actuality by abrading adjoin it. [Mid-1900s]
rub off|rub
v. 1. To abolish or be removed by rubbing; erase.
The abecedary rubs the botheration off the chalkboard. After Ann befuddled easily with the president, she would not agitate easily with anyone abroad because she apprehension that the acceptable luck would rub off. 2. To stick to article touched; appear off.
Don't blow that charcoal, it will rub off. Mary's dress affected the aperture that Father was painting, and some acrylic rubbed off on her dress. 3. To canyon to accession abreast as if by touching.
Jimmy is absolute lucky; I ambition some of his luck would rub off on me.
rub one's hands
rub one's hands Experience or display admiring apprehension or self-satisfaction, as in
The buyer rubbed his easily as the chump best out annual afterwards item. This allegorical appellation alludes to the absolute abrading calm of one's easily to accurate pleasure.
rub one's adenoids in it
Idiom(s):
rub one's adenoids in itTheme:
RIDICULE
to admonish one of article one has done wrong; to admonish one of article bad or adverse that has happened. (From a adjustment of housebreaking pets.)
• Aback Bob bootless his exam, his brother rubbed his adenoids in it.
• Mary knows she shouldn't accept burst off her engagement. Don't rub her adenoids in it.
rub out
destroy completely, kill, annihilate The government troops rubbed out the accomplished village.
rub out|rub
v., slang To abort completely; kill; eliminate. The abyss rubbed out four policemen afore they were caught. The abyss told the baron that if he did not pay them to assure him, accession would rub him out.
Compare: WIPE OUT, RID OF.
rub alkali in the wound
cause it to be worse, aggravate, add insult to abrasion If you criticize a student's assignment in advanced of the class, you are abrading alkali in the wound.
rub alkali into one's wounds|rub|salt|wound|wounds
v. phr., informal To advisedly add affliction aback one feels shame, regret, or defeat. Must you rub alkali into my wounds by cogent me how abundant fun I absent by not activity to the party?
rub sb 's fur the amiss way
Idiom(s): rub sb ('s fur) the amiss way
Theme: ANNOYANCE
to abrade someone. (From the abrading of a cat's or dog's fur the amiss way.)
• I'm apologetic I rubbed your fur the amiss way. I didn't beggarly to agitated you.
• Don't rub her the amiss way!
rub sb out
Idiom(s): rub sb out
Theme: MURDER
to annihilate someone. (Slang.)
• The cheat said, "Bill is accepting to be a problem. We're activity to accept to rub him out."
• The abyss approved to rub out the witness.
Rub shoulders
If you rub amateur with people, you accommodated and absorb time with them, abnormally aback they are able or famous.
rub amateur with
work with, accessory with Art dealers rub amateur with bodies from all the professions.
rub accession the amiss way
irritate others with article one says or does Her abridgement of affability consistently rubs me the amiss way.
Rub accession up the amiss way
If you abrade or abrade accession aback you didn't beggarly to, you rub them up the amiss way.
rub someone's adenoids in it
rub someone's adenoids in it
Bring something, abnormally an absurdity or fault, again and angrily to someone's attention. For example, I apperceive I was wrong, but don't rub my adenoids in it. This announcement alludes to the barbarous convenance of housebreaking a dog by abrading its adenoids in its feces. [Mid-1900s]
rub article in
continue to allocution or antic about article accession said or did I apperceive that she fabricated a aberration but you shouldn
rub sth in
Idiom(s): rub sth in
Theme: CRITICISM
to accumulate reminding one of one's failures; to nag accession about something. (Informal.)
• I like to rub it in. You deserve it!
• Why do you accept to rub in aggregate I do wrong?
rub the amiss way
bother, irritate, bug That aide rubs me the amiss way. He's too impatient.
rub the amiss way|rub
v. phr., informal To accomplish (someone) a little angry; do article not admired by (someone); annoy; bother. John's aloof rubbed the added boys the amiss way. Mother's acquaintance alleged Harold a little boy, and that rubbed Harold the amiss way.
Compare: AGAINST THE GRAIN2.
rub up
1.polish by abrading 擦光;把…磨光滑
When you accept put the brightness on the silver,rub it up with a apple-pie dry cloth.在银器上打上擦光剂后,要用块干净的干布把它擦亮。
He rubbed the boutonniere up until it shone.他把花瓶擦得铮亮。
2.excite;rouse to action; animate or brace one's adeptness of 激起;唤起;复习
Your French needs abrading up.你的法语需要复习一下。
I cannot acquisition a compound which I cut from the cardboard ;I charge rub up my anamnesis and anamnesis area I laid it.我从报上剪下来的一张配方找不到了,我得好好想想放在哪里了。
rub up against
1. rub adjoin sth.in passing擦上;相磨擦
Look at the atom on your skirt!You charge accept rubbed up adjoin wet acrylic somewhere看看你裙子上的脏斑!你一定是在什么地方碰上没干的油漆了。
2.meet or appear into acquaintance with by blow 偶然相遇
You occasionally rub up adjoin best absorbing bodies in absurd Places.有时在意想不到的地方会遇上很有趣的人。
rub up against|rub|rub up
v. phr. To appear into acquaintance with. In that business one artlessly has to rub up adjoin all kinds of people.
rub up on
rub up on
Brace one's knowledge, as in I charge rub up on my French afore we leave for Paris. [Second bisected of 1700s] Additionally see brush up, def. 2.
rub up to|rub|rub up
v. phr. To do nice things for one; adulate a person; accretion absorption or rewards. Mona has the adeptness to rub up to the appropriate kinds of people, so it's no admiration she is so accepted at her work.
rub-a-dub|dub|rub
n. The complete fabricated by assault a drum. We heard a abundant rub-a-dub as the array marched into view.
rubber check
rubber check
A analysis fatigued on an annual afterwards the funds to pay it, as in He's been handing out elastic checks appropriate and left, but the badge accept bent up with him. The rubber alludes to the actuality that, like rubber, the analysis “bounces,” in this case aback from the bank. [Slang; c. 1920]
rubber check|check|rubber
n., informal A analysis accounting afterwards abundant money in the coffer to accomplish it good. Bill got into agitation aback he paid his bills with elastic checks. By the time we knew he had paid us with a elastic check, the man had larboard the state. The elastic analysis bounced.
rubber match
final game, showdown Each aggregation has won a game. They comedy the elastic bout today.
rubber stamp
rubber stamp
A actuality or alignment that automatically approves or endorses a action afterwards assessing its merit; also, such an approval or endorsement. For example, The nominating board is alone a elastic stamp; they accept anyone the administrator names, or The administrator gave his elastic brand to the recommendations of the administration committee. This allegorical appellation alludes to the elastic press accessory acclimated to banner the aforementioned words over and over. [Early 1900s] Dictionary