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Verb: rub elbows
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. Socialize with, esp. with people of higher class or status
    "He rubs elbows with the best of society";
    - hobnob, rub shoulders [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: rubbing elbows, rubs elbows, rubbed elbows

Type of: socialise [Brit], socialize