to rub one's nose
1rub one's nose in — phrasal : to bring forcefully or repeatedly to one s attention the satirist s business is to rub our noses in the mess, without relief R.B.Heilman …
2rub one's nose in — phrasal to bring forcefully or repeatedly to one s attention …
3rub noses — ► rub noses rub one s nose against someone else s in greeting (as is traditional among Maoris and some other peoples). Main Entry: ↑rub …
4rub noses — rub one s nose against someone else s in greeting (especially as traditional among Maoris and some other peoples). → rub …
5rub noses — rub one s nose against someone else s in greeting (esp. as traditional among Maoris and some other peoples) …
6nose — n. & v. n. 1 an organ above the mouth on the face or head of a human or animal, containing nostrils and used for smelling and breathing. 2 a the sense of smell (dogs have a good nose). b the ability to detect a particular thing (a nose for… …
7rub — verb (rubs, rubbing, rubbed) 1》 apply firm pressure to the surface of, using a repeated back and forth motion. ↘move to and fro against a surface. ↘apply with a rubbing action: she rubbed some cream on her nose. ↘(rub something… …
8rub — 1. v. & n. v. (rubbed, rubbing) 1 tr. move one s hand or another object with firm pressure over the surface of. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by against, in, on, over) apply (one s hand etc.) in this way. 3 tr. clean or polish or make dry or bare by rubbing …
9nose — [nōz] n. [ME < OE nosu, akin to Ger nase, orig. a dual, meaning “the two nostrils” < IE base * nas , nostril > Sans nāsā, the nose, lit., pair of nostrils, L nasus, nose & naris (pl. nares), nostril] 1. the part of the human face between …
10rub — ► VERB (rubbed, rubbing) 1) apply firm pressure to (a surface) with a repeated back and forth motion. 2) move to and fro against a surface while pressing or grinding against it. 3) apply with a rubbing action. 4) (rub down) dry, smooth, or clean… …
