to rub
91rub somebody down — ˌrub sb/oneself/sthˈdown derived to rub the skin of a person, horse, etc. hard with sth to make it clean and dry • I came out of the water and rubbed myself down with a towel. Main entry: ↑rubderived …
92rub salt into somebody's wounds — rub ˈsalt into the wound | rub ˈsalt into sb s wounds idiom to make a difficult experience even more difficult for sb Main entry: ↑rubidiom …
93rub shoulders with somebody — rub ˈshoulders with sb idiom (NAmE also rub ˈelbows with sb) to meet and spend time with a famous person, socially or as part of your job • He s rubbing shoulders with stars all the time. Main entry: ↑rubidiom …
94rub elbows with somebody — rub ˈshoulders with sb idiom (NAmE also rub ˈelbows with sb) to meet and spend time with a famous person, socially or as part of your job • He s rubbing shoulders with stars all the time. Main entry: ↑rubidiom …
95Rub — (türkisch), so v.w. Rubb …
96Rub — (türk., »Viertel«), ägypt. Getreidemaß zu 1/4 Auibeh = 1/24 Ardeb (s.d.) …
97Rub — Rub, türk. Münze = 1/4 Piaster …
98Rubʼ al Khali — [roob΄ äl kä′lē] large desert of S Arabia: c. 250,000 sq mi (647,498 sq km) * * * …
99rub-a-dub — /rub euh dub /, n. the sound of a drum when beaten. [1780 90; imit.] * * * …
100Rub. — Rub. † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Abbreviations ► Abbreviation in general use, chiefly Ecclesiastical Ruber ( Red Breviary) The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VIII. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Nihil Obstat. 1910 …
