| 单词 | to rub elbows |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto rub elbows P5. to rub elbows = to rub shoulders at Phrases 4. Chiefly U.S. in later use. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > be near to [verb (transitive)] > be in contact with > rub shoulders with shoulder1690 to rub shouldersa1732 to rub elbows1750 1750 Midwife Pref. p. iv Mr. Puff..has wrote a Panegyric on the Occasion; but then he and I have agreed to rub Elbows. 1851 T. Carlyle Life J. Sterling i. viii. 74 One right peal of concrete laughter at some convicted flesh-and-blood absurdity, one burst of noble indignation at some injustice or depravity, rubbing elbows with us on this solid Earth. 1916 L. N. Parker Disraeli ii. 56 You would pass him in the street without the faintest idea you had rubbed elbows with one of the world's greatest powers! 1956 ‘B. Holiday’ & W. Dufty Lady sings Blues i. 16 A whorehouse was about the only place where black and white folks could meet in any natural way. They damn well couldn't rub elbows in the churches. 2007 Time Out N.Y. 1 Mar. 123/3 They've toured that world and rubbed elbows with profound-statement-makers like David Bowie and U2. < as lemmas |
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