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Meanings of rub along in inglés

Manage one's existence barely.

Usage of rub along in inglés
1
How can you possibly know we could rub along well together?
In for a penny
2
Those within could hear his heavy body rub along the wall.
The Eagle of the Empire: A Story of Waterloo
3
By doing this I can rub along for another ten days.
Ballads of a Bohemian
4
But I shall rub along somehow, and seven pounds a year's a consideration.
A Pair of Clogs
5
Perhaps that is why we seem to rub along so well,' he added awkwardly.
Sovereign
6
Members, serene with the self-confidence of entitlement, cheerfully rub along.
The Guardian
7
We rub along, but not comfortably or happily or prettily.
The Guardian
8
I've quite enough brain to rub along with very well.
The Woman with the Fan
9
Do you think you can rub along if I take my departure next week?
Mrs. Warren's Daughter: A Story of the Woman's Movement
10
I shall rub along all right even if I don't come out on top.
The Bars of Iron
11
Still, I think Lawrence Stephen will give me work, and I can rub along somehow.
The Tree of Heaven
12
I don't feel I can rub along on less.
The Heather-Moon
13
So, we'll have to... rub along, won't we?'
Long time coming: a novel
14
They ARE pretty close-fisted here, for a fact, but you can manage to rub along somehow.
The Damnation of Theron Ware
15
He began to rub along the dark walls on the sides whence the voices seemed to come.
Atlantida
16
I'm afraid our last chance is gone, deary, and we must rub along as we have done.
Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories
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United Kingdom
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