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rub someone out

Sl. to kill someone. (Underworld.) The gunman was eager to rub somebody out. The crooks tried to rub out the witness.

See also: out, rub

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On 66 minutes Plymouth were denied a second try as their forwards pressed only for referee Tim Beddow to rub out the try from lock Tom Hayes as the ball was knocked forward. Rugby Union: Beaten Cov hit rock bottom; COVENTRY 7 PLYMOUTH 13 by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)			rouse from rouse out of rouse to roust out of rout out of some place route route around route to rove row row out to royal rub rub against rub at rub away rub down rub elbows rub elbows with rub in rub into rub it in rub nose in it rub off rub off on rub out rub over rub salt in a wound rub salt in the wound rub salt into wounds rub shoulders with rub the wrong way rub together rub up rub up the wrong way rub with rubber rubber-stamp Rube Goldberg rude ruffle ruffle feathers ruffle its feathers ruffle up rug rug rat ruin ruin of rule rule against rule in favor of			rub in rub in rub in rub in rub in rub in to cause rub into rub into rub into rub into rub into rub into Rub iron rub it rub it rub it rub it rub it Rub It In rub nose rub nose rub nose rub nose rub nose rub nose in it rub nose in the dirt Rub of the green rub off rub off rub off on rub out rub over rub salt in a wound rub salt in the wound rub salt into the wound rub salt into the wound rub salt into the wound rub salt into the wound rub salt into wound rub salt into wound rub salt into wound rub salt into wounds rub shoulders rub shoulders rub shoulders rub shoulders rub shoulders rub shoulders with rub shoulders with someone rub sore rub the wrong way rub the wrong way rub the wrong way rub the wrong way rub the wrong way rub the wrong way rub through rub through rub through rub through rub through

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