rub shoulders with
idiom
informal
: to meet and talk with (someone) in a friendly way
The awards dinner gave me the opportunity to rub shoulders with some of today's greatest American poets.
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We are gathered here to celebrate the brief, bright, Roman Candle life of Literary Twitter, a mesmerizing and maddening place where the most talented writers used to rub shoulders with the most unbalanced shitposters.
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
The book details the frenzied process when billionaires, politicians and television stars flocked to Trump’s Florida club and residence, Mar-a-Lago, to rub shoulders with future leaders of government and increase their chances of being tapped by Trump.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
The restaurant, with backing from De Niro and a coterie of other boldface names, was catnip for supermodels, statesmen, and normal folks hoping to rub shoulders with celebrities.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
Full disclosure: Team GTW has gotten to rub shoulders with Malone a bit over the last six years, and he’s never done us wrong.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
The book details the frenzied process when billionaires, politicians and television stars flocked to Trump’s Florida club and residence, Mar-a-Lago, to rub shoulders with future leaders of government and increase their chances of being tapped by Trump.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
The restaurant, with backing from De Niro and a coterie of other boldface names, was catnip for supermodels, statesmen, and normal folks hoping to rub shoulders with celebrities.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
Full disclosure: Team GTW has gotten to rub shoulders with Malone a bit over the last six years, and he’s never done us wrong.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Rub shoulders with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rub%20shoulders%20with. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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