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to rub in
01
to insistently bring up a sensitive topic in conversation, causing discomfort to the person being discussed
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
in
Base verb
rub
Present tense
rub in
3rd person singular
rubs in
Present participle
rubbing in
Past simple
rubbed in
Past participle
rubbed in
Examples
Please avoid rubbing in the embarrassing incident from last night; he's embarrassed enough as it is.
02
to combine fats and dry ingredients, typically flour, using a rubbing motion with the fingers or a pastry blender
Examples
To make a flaky pie crust, you should rub in the cold butter into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs.
