rub one's hands together en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(colloquial, idiomatic) To anticipate something eagerly.
2017 Interest rate rise: What you are saying BBC News, 2 November 2017. Accessed 3 August 2018. ""It's been over 10 years and it's about time we got a little bit more," Ms Tongue pointed out. "I'm rubbing my hands together, definitely.""
2018 Riley Beveridge, No final decision on 2019 AFLW Fixture Brisbane Lions, 3 August 2018. Accessed 3 August 2018. ""But I thought when those two new teams came in … I was rubbing my hands together thinking 'we are going to get a legitimate competition here, we will play everyone once and head into a finals series, you beauty'."
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubs one's hands together | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| rub one's hands | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rubbing one's hands together | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| rubbed one's hands together | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| rubbed one's hands together | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
fr se frotter les mains (Translations) · fi hieroa käsiään yhteen (Translations)