C1idiompeopleIELTS-friendly
rub shoulders with someone
USUK
to meet and spend time with important or famous people
It suggests a social gap: the other people are richer or more important. American English also says 'rub elbows with'.
In context
At the film festival, young directors rub shoulders with Hollywood stars.
As a journalist, she rubbed shoulders with ministers and business leaders every week.
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