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rub in en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (transitive) To apply by rubbing.
   • Flattening chicken breast halves serves two purposes: It provides more surface area to rub in the Greek-influenced seasoning, and it ensures that the chicken cooks quickly. 2006 July 19, “On The Fridge”, in Washington Post:
2. (transitive) Of butter, to mix in by rubbing.
3. (idiomatic, transitive) To make a point in an irritatingly emphatic manner.
   • Postcards from Florida might mean someone is rubbing in the fact he or she has been lounging on the white, sandy beaches 2003 March 9, Glenn Davis, “U.S. vs. Mexico a day of celebration, opportunity”, in Houston Chronicle:

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