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Rub in

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To apply by rubbing. transitive

    "Flattening chicken breast halves serves two purposes: It provides more surface area to rub in the Greek-influenced seasoning, and it ensures that the chicken cooks quickly."

  2. 2
    Of butter, to mix in by rubbing. transitive
  3. 3
    To make a point in an irritatingly emphatic manner. idiomatic, transitive

    "Postcards from Florida might mean someone is rubbing in the fact he or she has been lounging on the white, sandy beaches"

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