rub in
verb1
To apply by rubbing.
- 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.2006 July 19, “On The Fridge”, in Washington Post:
2
Of butter, to mix in by rubbing.
3
Idiomatic To make a point in an irritatingly emphatic manner.
- Postcards from Florida might mean someone is rubbing in the fact he or she has been lounging on the white, sandy beaches2003 March 9, Glenn Davis, “U.S. vs. Mexico a day of celebration, opportunity”, in Houston Chronicle:
- Derived terms
- rub it in