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rubbing elbows (with)
phrase
variants:
or rubbing shoulders (with)
present participle of rub elbows (with)
Synonyms & Antonyms of rubbing elbows (with)
to come or be together as friends
- She had the opportunity to rub elbows with some of the world's greatest chefs at the annual conference.
Synonyms for rubbing elbows (with)
Words Related to rubbing elbows (with)
- affiliating,
- allying,
- attaching,
- banding,
- bonding,
- clubbing,
- collaborating,
- colluding,
- confederating,
- conjoining,
- connecting,
- cooperating,
- coupling,
- ganging,
- getting along,
- getting on,
- grouping,
- interrelating,
- joining,
- knotting,
- leaguing,
- linking,
- mingling,
- mixing,
- rallying,
- relating,
- siding,
- socializing,
- teaming,
- tying
- (or tieing),
- wedding
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“Rubbing elbows (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubbing%20elbows%20%28with%29. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.
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