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Phrase(s): rub (up) against someone or something
to bump or scrape against someone or something. • The cat rubbed up against me and seemed friendly. • The side of the car rubbed against the fence., Phrase(s): rub something against someone or something
to scrape or chafe something against someone or something repeatedly. • The cat kept rubbing its tail against me. • I wish John would stop rubbing his hand against my leg.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs