rub in
Example Sentences
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“The ‘rub in’ method is basically with your hands so that you can actually feel the butter going into the flour.
From Salon
Sports costs became a major rub in the recent dispute.
From Los Angeles Times
The dance begins when Tribus pretends to spit on the floor and rub in the spit with his foot.
From New York Times
And here's the rub: in debates like this, the convention is the motion itself, the SNP's position, will be voted on, as will the government's position.
From BBC
And if you’re a hairy man, be sure to carefully rub in the sunscreen, says Stacy P. Salob, clinical assistant professor at Weill Cornell Medical College.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.