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.
rub something in
continue to talk or joke about something someone said or did I know that she made a mistake but you shouldn
rub the wrong way
bother, irritate, bug That waiter rubs me the wrong way. He's too impatient.
rubber match
final game, showdown Each team has won a game. They play the rubber match today.
rubberneck
listen to a conversation on a party (co-op) phone line Grandma used to rubberneck so she could hear the local news.
rube
rural man, local yocal Axel Nelson is a rube - a farmer. He doesn't know about city life.
where the rubber hits the road
"where the theory is tested, when the action begins; the nitty-gritty" In the workplace, you apply what you've learned - that's where the rubber hits the road.
burn rubber
to depart quickly; derived from burning tyre rubber from excessive acceleration with a motor vehicle
scrub
a loser, a man that has nothing to offer but weak game, always trying to holla, & he thinks that he is da shit
rub along
1.(of a person) manage to exist;pass one's time with too much difficulty;live day to day in a more or less satisfactory but unexciting 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 earned we just 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 good student;he can only just rub along in class.他学习并不好,在班上只是勉强过得去。 “How are you getting on nowadays?”“Oh,just rubbing along.”“你近来好吗?”“哦,马马虎虎过得去。” 2.(of two or more persons)live without quarrelling,etc.和谐相处 We manage to rub along together.我们相处得还算不错。 Except for the first two months they rubbed along quite 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 animal or person) by rubbing擦干 The athletes rubbed themselves down with coarse 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 press with the fingers on the body(of a person)to loosen muscles or prevent stiffness;massage按摩(人体)使肌肉放松 The athletes were rubbed down after 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 friction or abrasion ;take off roughness磨光;磨平 He rubbed the chair down with sandpaper.他用砂纸把椅子磨光。 4.search sb.by passing the hand all over the body and limbs遍身搜查(某人);对(某人)搜身 The policeman rubbed down the suspicious stranger,who turned 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 it in
keep talking about sth.that another person wants to forget反复讲别人不愿听的事 “I am really surprised that you failed 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 up
1.polish by rubbing 擦光;把…磨光滑 When you have put the polish on the silver,rub it up with a clean 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 vase up until it shone.他把花瓶擦得铮亮。 2.excite;rouse to action; revive or refresh one's knowledge of 激起;唤起;复习 Your French needs rubbing up.你的法语需要复习一下。 I cannot find a recipe which I cut from the paper ;I must rub up my memory and recall where 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 against sth.in passing擦上;相磨擦 Look at the spot on your skirt!You must have rubbed up against wet paint 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 come into contact with by accident 偶然相遇 You occasionally rub up against most interesting people in unlikely Places.有时在意想不到的地方会遇上很有趣的人。
rub sth in
Idiom(s): rub sth in
Theme: CRITICISM
to keep reminding one of one's failures; to nag someone about something. (Informal.) • I like to rub it in. You deserve it! • Why do you have to rub in everything I do wrong?
rub one's nose in it
Idiom(s): rub one's nose in it
Theme: RIDICULE
to remind one of something one has done wrong; to remind one of something bad or unfortunate that has happened. (From a method of housebreaking pets.) • When Bob failed his exam, his brother rubbed his nose in it. • Mary knows she shouldn't have broken off her engagement. Don't rub her nose in it.
rub sb 's fur the wrong way
Idiom(s): rub sb ('s fur) the wrong way
Theme: ANNOYANCE
to irritate someone. (From the rubbing of a cat's or dog's fur the wrong way.) • I'm sorry I rubbed your fur the wrong way. I didn't mean to upset you. • Don't rub her the wrong way!
rub sb out
Idiom(s): rub sb out
Theme: MURDER
to kill someone. (Slang.) • The crook said, "Bill is getting to be a problem. We're going to have to rub him out." • The gangsters tried to rub out the witness.
Crossing the Rubicon
When you are crossing the Rubicon, you are passing a point of no return. After you do this thing, there is no way of turning around. The only way left is forward.
Not have two pennies to rub together
If someone hasn't got two pennies to rub together, they are very poor indeed.
Rub shoulders
If you rub shoulders with people, you meet and spend time with them, especially when they are powerful or famous.
Rub someone up the wrong way
If you annoy or irritate someone when you didn't mean to, you rub them up the wrong way.
There's the rub
The meaning of this idiom is 'that's the problem'.
Where the rubber meets the road
(USA) Where the rubber meets the road is the most important point for something, the moment of truth. An athlete can train all day, but the race is where the rubber meets the road and they'll know how good they really are.
talk rubbish
not to speak logically: "He talks complete rubbish sometimes!"
to not have a bean to rub together
"Those two don't earn enough money. They don't have a bean to rub together."
burn rubber|burn|rubber
v. phr., slang 1. To start up a car or a motorcycle from dead stop so fast that the tires leave a mark on the road. The neighborhood drag racers burned a lot of rubber look at the marks on the road! 2. To leave in a hurry. I guess I am going to have to burn rubber.
lay rubber|lay|lay a patch|patch|rubber
v. phr., slang To take 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 drag racers; they laid rubber in front of my house.
rub down|rub
v. phr. 1. To dry the body of (an animal or person) by rubbing. Stablemen rub down a horse after a race. 2. To rub and press with the fingers on the body of (a person) to loosen muscles or prevent stiffness; massage. Trainers rub down an athlete after hard exercise.
rub elbows|elbow|elbows|rub|rub shoulders
v. phr. To be in the same place (with others); meet and mix. City people and country people, old and young, rub elbows at the horse show.On a visit to the United Nations Building in New York, you may rub elbows with people from faraway lands.
rub it in|rub|rub in
v. phr., slang To remind a person again and again of an error or short-coming; tease; nag. Jerry was already unhappy because he fumbled the ball, but his teammates kept rubbing it in.I know my black eye looks funny. You don't need to rub it in.
rub off|rub
v. 1. To remove or be removed by rubbing; erase. The teacher rubs the problem off the chalkboard.After Ann shook hands with the president, she would not shake hands with anyone else because she thought that the good luck would rub off. 2. To stick to something touched; come off. Don't touch that charcoal, it will rub off.Mary's dress touched the door that Father was painting, and some paint rubbed off on her dress. 3. To pass to someone near as if by touching. Jimmy is very lucky; I wish some of his luck would rub off on me.
rub out|rub
v., slang To destroy completely; kill; eliminate. The gangsters rubbed out four policemen before they were caught.The gangsters told the storekeeper that if he did not pay them to protect him, someone would rub him out. Compare: WIPE OUT, RID OF.
rub salt into one's wounds|rub|salt|wound|wounds
v. phr., informal To deliberately add pain when one feels shame, regret, or defeat. Must you rub salt into my wounds by telling me how much fun I missed by not going to the party?
rub the wrong way|rub
v. phr., informal To make (someone) a little angry; do something not liked by (someone); annoy; bother. John's bragging rubbed the other boys the wrong way.Mother's friend called Harold a little boy, and that rubbed Harold the wrong way. Compare: AGAINST THE GRAIN2.
rub up against|rub|rub up
v. phr. To come into contact with. In that business one naturally has to rub up against all kinds of people.
rub up to|rub|rub up
v. phr. To do nice things for one; flatter a person; gain attention or rewards. Mona has the ability to rub up to the right kinds of people, so it's no wonder she is so popular at her work.
rub-a-dub|dub|rub
n. The sound made by beating a drum. We heard a great rub-a-dub as the parade marched into view.
rubber check|check|rubber
n., informal A check written without enough money in the bank to make it good. Bill got into trouble when he paid his bills with rubber checks.By the time we knew he had paid us with a rubber check, the man had left the state.The rubber check bounced.
rubdown
n. A massage. The chiropractor gave his patient a powerful rubdown.
cross the Rubicon
cross the Rubicon Irrevocably commit to a course of action, make a fateful and final decision. For example, Once he submitted his resignation, he had crossed the Rubicon. This phrase alludes to Julius Caesar's crossing the Rubicon River (between Italy and Gaul) in 49 B.C., thereby starting a war against Pompey and the Roman Senate. Recounted in Plutarch's Lives: Julius Caesar (c. A.D. 110), the crossing gave rise to the figurative English usage by the early 1600s.
An rub idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with rub, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Cùng học tiếng anh với từ điển Từ đồng nghĩa, cách dùng từ tương tự, Thành ngữ, tục ngữ rub