rub it in
Example Sentences
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“Don’t rub it in their faces,” says Robin Stilwell, a family therapist in Boynton Beach, Fla.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The ideal scout team player is better than anyone the Bruins will face but won’t rub it in theirs.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2024
And to rub it in, they’re replacing “Dilbert” with “Peanuts: Oops All Franklin.”
From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2023
I tell him not to rub it in, and he laughs.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2022
You rub it in with your fingers, then blow-dry my hair.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
