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/rəb əlˈɔŋ/ Listen

verb

Rub v. i.

To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost.

To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore.

To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world.

To rub along or To rub on, to go on with difficulty; as, they manage, with strict economy, to rub along. (Colloq.)

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Etymology of 'Rub along'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Rub along" Quotes from Famous Books

... I shall! Your mother will never allow you to marry a man who has only just sufficient to rub along with, and who is already in debt to his tailor. What hope is there that we ...

— Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo • William Le Queux