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Similar words: run in · rubbing · rule in · buy in · cue in · cut in · put in · rubric · plumb in · rub down
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rub in

(v + adv) TRANSITIVEcuimil isteachrub the cream in well cuimil an t-uachtar isteach go maith → see rub

Phrases and Examples in other entries

  • nose »
    to rub sb's nose in it informalthere's no need to rub their nose in it ní gá a bheith á chur i gcuimhne dóibh go síoraí seasta, níl aon chall a bheith á shíormheabhrú dóibh
  • rub »
    to rub it in informaldon't rub it in! ní gá duit a bheith á mheabhrú dom!, is maith a chuimhním air!he likes to rub in how rich he is is maith leis scéal mór a dhéanamh dá shaibhreas, is maith leis a chuid airgid a mheabhrú dúinn, tá sé gaisciúil as a chuid airgid
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