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rub elbows

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rub elbows (with someone)

 and rub shoulders with someone

Fig. to associate with someone; to work closely with someone. (No physical contact is involved.) I don't care to rub elbows with someone who acts like that! I rub shoulders with John at work. We are good friends.

See also: elbow, rub