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therein lies the rubThat is where the problem is.Rate it:

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see how the land liesTo wait for all the information about something before taking action.Rate it:

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beauty lies in the eyes of the beholderAlternative form of beauty is in the eye of the beholderRate it:

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long ways, long liesSomeone who comes back from a far-off country can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.Rate it:

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devil lies in the detailsSame as the devil is (devil's) in the details;Rate it:

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here liesWritten on gravestones followed by the buried person's name.Rate it:

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pack of liesTotal lies, complete untruthRate it:

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sex, lies and videotapeThe controversy surrounding a political scandal.Rate it:

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rub offto be transferred with little or no effortRate it:

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rub up againstTo touch something with one's body.Rate it:

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rub outTo kill.Rate it:

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rub up the wrong wayTo annoy or anger someoneRate it:

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rub salt in someone's woundsTo make a painful situation even worse (even with the best of intentions).Rate it:

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rub salt in the woundTo make an injury feel worse.Rate it:

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rub outBy rubbing.Rate it:

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doesn't have two nickels to rub togetherReference an individual whom from all evidence and appearances is badly bent and broken relative to personal finances.Rate it:

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rub alongTo go on with difficulty.Rate it:

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rub downto rub, e.g. for cleaning, stripping paint or massageRate it:

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rub elbowsTo associate closely; to socialize, consort, or mingle.Rate it:

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Rub Elbows with SomeoneTo keep yourself with others at the same place, or to associate with othersRate it:

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rub inTo irritatingly make a point.Rate it:

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rub inTo apply by rubbing.Rate it:

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rub it inTo add insult to injury; to emphasize one's strengths or another's weaknesses in a manner that degrades another.Rate it:

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rub offTo clean by rubbing.Rate it:

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rub offTo cause to come off by rubbingRate it:

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rub off onTo adapt to a way of behaving after constant exposure to it.Rate it:

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rub one's hands togetherTo eagerly anticipate an activity.Rate it:

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rub oneself offTo masturbate.Rate it:

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rub outdelete, eraseRate it:

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rub shouldersTo associate closely; to socialize or mingle.Rate it:

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rub somebody the wrong wayTo bother, disturb, irritate, or annoy.Rate it:

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rub someone the wrong wayTo bother, disturb, irritate, or annoy.Rate it:

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rub the fear of God intoAlternative form of put the fear of God into.Rate it:

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rub the wrong wayTo annoy someone without intending to.Rate it:

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Rub the Wrong WayIrritating someone or annoying an individual; handling someone in an insensitive mannerRate it:

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rub upAlternative form of rub-upRate it:

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rub up againstOf pets. To touch a person's body in a friendly manner, seeking attention.Rate it:

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rub up againstTo touch another person with one's body in a sexually stimulating manner.Rate it:

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rub up onUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see rub,‎ up,‎ on.Rate it:

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rub up onTo rub one's body against another person as a form of sexual stimulation or flirting.Rate it:

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rub up onTo stimulate, interact, or resonate with.Rate it:

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two pennies to rub togetherA minimal amount of money to live on; any money at all.Rate it:

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alternative factsliesRate it:

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cowgirl positionA sex position in which the man lies on his back, and the woman sits on top of him facing him.Rate it:

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quod ante pedes est or positum est, non videreto fail to see what lies before one.Rate it:

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aqui jazhere liesRate it:

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been to the rodeoN.d., Alan Neff, Precious Tribes, Vicious Lies, page 72.Rate it:

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à rebrousse poilAgainst the grain; (To rub) the wrong way.Rate it:

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c'est là le diable (or, le hic)There is the rub.Rate it:

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c'est là que gît le lièvreThat is the main point; There’s the rub.Rate it:

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