rub elbows UK /ˌɹʌb ˈɛlˌbəʊ̯z/US /ˌɹʌb ˈɛlˌboʊ̯z/ verb1 •(US) To associate closely; to consort, mingle, or socialize.[S]adness and poverty are never more intolerable than when hope and wealth rub elbows with them. — 1893 formsrubbed elbows · rubbing elbows · rubs elbows
