"rub along" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: rubs along [present, singular, third-person], rubbing along [participle, present], rubbed along [participle, past], rubbed along [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rub along (third-person singular simple present rubs along, present participle rubbing along, simple past and past participle rubbed along)
  1. To get along with difficulty. Synonyms: rub on
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