"rub someone's face in" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: rubs someone's face in [present, singular, third-person], rubbing someone's face in [participle, present], rubbed someone's face in [participle, past], rubbed someone's face in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rub someone's face in (third-person singular simple present rubs someone's face in, present participle rubbing someone's face in, simple past and past participle rubbed someone's face in)
  1. Alternative form of rub someone's nose in Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: rub someone's nose in
    Sense id: en-rub_someone's_face_in-en-verb-uUl0YkYU
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rub, face, in.
    Sense id: en-rub_someone's_face_in-en-verb-OqTq49qN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81

Inflected forms

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