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reciprocal phrasal verbIf two people rub along or if one person rubs along with another, they are able to live or work together in a fairly friendly way, usually when you would not expect them to. [British, informal] North and South had officials at the meeting and they rubbed along tolerably. [plural-noun VERB PARTICLE] Mr Nicholson respects soldiers, and he rubs along with them. [VERB PARTICLE with noun] See full dictionary entry for rubrub along in British Englishverb (intr, adverb) British1. to continue in spite of difficulties 2. to maintain an amicable relationship; not quarrel rub along in American Englishrub on, or rub through Chiefly British to manage or keep going in spite of difficulties See full dictionary entry for rub Examples of 'rub along' in a sentencerub along Definition to continue in spite of difficulties They rubbed along tolerably. Additional synonymsYou can't get along without money. Synonyms cope, manage, survive, progress, get on, fare, make out (informal), make do, get by (informal) Definition to manage with an inferior alternative It's not going to be easy but I can make do. Synonyms manage, cope, improvise, muddle through, get along or by, scrape along or by Definition to struggle on despite difficulties, esp. financial ones How did your mother manage when your sister left for university? Synonyms cope, survive, shift, succeed, get on, carry on, fare, get through, make out, cut it (informal), get along, make do, get by (informal), crack it (informal), muddle through - rowdy
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- rub
- rub along
- rub off on someone
- rub salt into the wound
- rub shoulders with someone
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