rub shoulders with

: to move along the surface of a body with pressure : grate

: to fret or chafe with or as if with friction

: to cause discontent, irritation, or anger

: an unevenness of surface (as of the ground in lawn bowling)

: obstruction, difficulty

: something grating to the feelings (such as a gibe or harsh criticism)

: the laterally projecting part of the human body formed of the bones and joints with their covering tissue by which the arm is connected with the trunk

: the region of the body of nonhuman vertebrates that corresponds to the shoulder but is less projecting

: the two shoulders and the upper part of the back

: to push or thrust with or as if with the shoulder : jostle

: to place or bear on the shoulder

: to assume the burden or responsibility of