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View synonyms for rub in
rub in
verb
- to spread with pressure, esp in order to cause to be absorbed
- rub it in informal.to harp on (something distasteful to a person, of which he or she does not wish to be reminded)
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Also, rub it in . Harp on something, especially an unpleasant matter, as in She always rubs in the fact that she graduated with honors and I didn't , or I know I forgot your birthday, but don't keep rubbing it in . This idiom alludes to the expression rub salt into a wound , an action that makes the wound more painful; it dates from medieval times and remains current. [Mid-1800s] Also see rub someone's nose in it .Advertisement
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