rub it in

Example Sentences

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“Don’t rub it in their faces,” says Robin Stilwell, a family therapist in Boynton Beach, Fla.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

I don rubber gloves and soak a cotton ball with it, then rub it in for about two minutes.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

“She would rub it in,” Matt said, “and her friends would be calling her, encouraging her to rub it in more.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2023

And to rub it in, they’re replacing “Dilbert” with “Peanuts: Oops All Franklin.”

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2023

And later, when they return home, they will rub it in, rub it in that they are old enough to participate in the celebration, and he is not.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti