ALL meanings of rub elbows with
el·bow
R r - noun rub elbows with the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm. 1
- noun rub elbows with the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped. 1
- noun rub elbows with something bent like an elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of pipe bent at an angle. 1
- noun rub elbows with Architecture. crossette. 1
- noun rub elbows with Also called ell, el. a plumbing pipe or pipe connection having a right-angled bend. 1
- verb with object rub elbows with to push with or as if with the elbow; jostle. 1
- verb with object rub elbows with to make (one's way) by so pushing. 1
- verb without object rub elbows with to elbow one's way: He elbowed through the crowd. 1
- idioms rub elbows with at one's elbow, within easy reach; nearby: A virtue of the cottage is that the ocean is at your elbow. 1
- idioms rub elbows with bend / lift / crook an elbow, Informal. to drink alcoholic beverages. 1
- idioms rub elbows with give the elbow, shove aside, get rid of, or reject. 1
- idioms rub elbows with out at the elbows, poorly dressed; shabby. impoverished. Also, out at elbows. 1
- idioms rub elbows with rub elbows with, to mingle socially with; associate with: a resort where royalty rubs elbows with the merely rich. 1
- idioms rub elbows with up to one's elbows, very busy; engrossed: I am up to my elbows in answering mail. Also, up to the elbows. 1
- noun rub elbows with to associate or mingle with (famous or prominent people, etc.) 0