v. phr. To be in the same place (with others); meet and mix. City people and country people, old and young, rub elbows at the horse show. On a visit to the United Nations Building in New York, you may rub elbows with people from faraway lands.
RUB ELBOWS
Meaning of RUB ELBOWS in English
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012