| 词汇 | rub shoulders |
| 释义 | Idiom rub elbows (with someone) and rub shoulders with someone Theme: SOCIAL to associate with someone; to work closely with someone.I don't care to rub elbows with someone who acts like that!I rub shoulders with John at work. We are good friends. rub shoulders with (someone)To meet and spend time in a social environment with one who is noteworthy, famous, or important. I heard you were rubbing shoulders with the governor last Saturday. These conferences always have a meet-and-greet portion so you get a chance to rub shoulders with the heads of the tech industry. rub shouldersassociate or come into contact with another person.A US variant of this expression is rub elbows . 1943 Graham Greene The Ministry of Fear It wasn't exactly a criminal world, though eddying along its dim and muted corridors you might possibly rub shoulders with genteel forgers. rub ˈshoulders (with somebody)(American English also rub ˈelbows (with somebody)) (informal) meet and spend time with rich or famous people, socially or as part of your job: I used to rub shoulders with some very wealthy people when I worked in banking. |
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