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A list of phrases related to the word "rub"...
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Axe to
grind
Bow and
scrape
Bump and
grind
Burn
rubber
Daily
grind
( the daily routine of a dull or boring job )
Don't let the bastards
grind
you down
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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Get into a
scrape
Grind
to a halt
Hasn't got two cents to rub together
Lay down
rubber
Massage
one's ego
Not two pennies to rub together
Rub a dub ( Cockney rhyming slang for pub )
Rub a dub dub men in a tub
Rub along with
Rub it in
Rub of the green
Rub out
Rub salt in the wound
Rub shoulders with
Rub someone's nose in it
Rub up the wrong way
Rub your nose in it
Rubber
Soul ( Beatles album )
Rubber
bullet ( a bullet made of
rubber
or plastic and used for riot control )
Rubber
cheque ( a cheque that is returned ( bounced ) due to insufficient funds )
Rubber
chicken ( poor quality or overcooked chicken )
Rubber
chicken curcuit ( a speaking or fundraising event at which poor quality meat is served )
Rubber
duck ( a floating bath toy )
Rubber
is racing
Rubber
johnny ( a British slang term for a condom )
Scrape
a living
Scrub
around it
To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub
Where the
rubber
meets the road ( Firestone Tyres advertising slogan )
Where the
rubber
meets the road ( where the important facts or realities lie )