rub elbows

verb
/ˌɹʌb ˈɛlˌbəʊ̯z/UK/ˌɹʌb ˈɛlˌboʊ̯z/CA/ˌɹɐb ˈelˌbəʉ̯z/

Etymology

From rub + elbows, suggesting people standing so close together that their elbows touch.

  1. inherited from *alinabugô
  2. inherited from elboga
  3. inherited from elbowe
  4. compounded as rub elbows — “rub + elbow

Definitions

  1. To associate closely

    To associate closely; to consort, mingle, or socialize.

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