rub+together
21not have two pennies to rub together — British informal to have no money, or very little money …
22two halfpennies to rub together, not to have — To be very poor …
23rub — rub1 [ rʌb ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to press and move your hands or an object over a surface: rubbing the magic lamp rub something off something: Rub off the skins of the peppers when they have softened. a ) to move something… …
24rub — I UK [rʌb] / US verb Word forms rub : present tense I/you/we/they rub he/she/it rubs present participle rubbing past tense rubbed past participle rubbed ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to press and move your hands or an object over a surface The… …
25rub — 1. v. & n. v. (rubbed, rubbing) 1 tr. move one s hand or another object with firm pressure over the surface of. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by against, in, on, over) apply (one s hand etc.) in this way. 3 tr. clean or polish or make dry or bare by rubbing …
26rub — verb (rubs, rubbing, rubbed) 1》 apply firm pressure to the surface of, using a repeated back and forth motion. ↘move to and fro against a surface. ↘apply with a rubbing action: she rubbed some cream on her nose. ↘(rub something… …
27rub — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Rub is used after these nouns: ↑back, ↑spice {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ hard, vigorously ▪ He rubbed his face vigorously with the towel. ▪ …
28together — to|geth|er1 W1S1 [təˈgeðə US ər] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(with each other)¦ 2¦(make one thing)¦ 3¦(be a couple)¦ 4¦(in one place)¦ 5 close/packed/crowded etc together 6¦(against each other)¦ 7¦(in agreement)¦ 8¦(at the same time)¦ 9¦(combine amounts)¦ …
29together — to|geth|er1 [ tə geðər ] adverb *** ▸ 1 combined or joined ▸ 2 with each other ▸ 3 near each other ▸ 4 against each other ▸ 5 when people unite ▸ 6 at the same time ▸ 7 considered as whole ▸ 8 in a relationship ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) if you put two or… …
30together — 1 adverb 1 MAKE ONE THING if you want to put two or more things together, you join them so that they form a single subject or group: Mix the butter and sugar together. | He added all the numbers together. | We stuck the pieces together again. |… …
