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Discover LudwigThe phrase "rub shoulders" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to having contact or being in close proximity with someone or something else. Example: At the conference, the guests had the chance to rub shoulders with some of the most influential people in their industry.
Idiom
Rub shoulders.
If you rub shoulders with people, you meet and spend time with them, especially when they are powerful or famous.
Dictionary
rub shoulders
verb
To associate closely; to socialize or mingle.
synonyms
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Westerners with long-lensed cameras rub shoulders with locals.
They rub shoulders with top athletes from other sports.
Fitzgerald didn't exactly rub shoulders with many Jews.
Here are 10 places to rub shoulders with the tastemakers.
The firm wants to rub shoulders with big global firms.
Dealers from the Americas and Asia rub shoulders with Europeans.
The old and the new rub shoulders in St Moritz.
In between, the two religions rub shoulders uneasily.
Unprofitable biotech businesses rub shoulders with value plays.
crowds sway and rub shoulders to blues rhythms.
Persian rugs rub shoulders with Scandinavian offerings from Ikea.
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