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rub shoulders

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To associate closely; to socialize or mingle.

idiomatic, usually

Equivalents

Svenskafrottera

Examples

“All classes rub shoulders on the greasy benches.”
“In this establishment, as everybody knows, on occasions when the crush⟳ is great, the animals rub shoulders freely with the spectators.”
“[N]ow and then the two dress themselves roughly, like⟳ common men, and go out into the city to see⟳ what it's like⟳ to rub shoulders with the rest⟳ of the world.”
“It pays to network and rub shoulders virtually with potential customers on the Web.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

rub someone the wrong way rub someone's face in rub someone's nose in rub the fear of God into rub up rub up against

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