"rub shoulders" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-rub shoulders.ogg [Australia] Forms: rubs shoulders [present, singular, third-person], rubbing shoulders [participle, present], rubbed shoulders [participle, past], rubbed shoulders [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rub shoulders (third-person singular simple present rubs shoulders, present participle rubbing shoulders, simple past and past participle rubbed shoulders)
  1. (idiomatic, usually followed by with) To associate closely; to socialize or mingle. Tags: idiomatic, usually Synonyms: rub elbows
    Sense id: en-rub_shoulders-en-verb-wZbzRk2e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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