rub along
Britishverb
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to continue in spite of difficulties
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to maintain an amicable relationship; not quarrel
Example Sentences
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"You can even see the grease on the walls where the rats tend to rub along with all the rubbish."
From BBC
Russell and Verstappen rub along well enough on a surface level, quite happy to chat as and when they end up in news conferences together.
From BBC
Where all the different elements of cricket should be able to rub along together for the betterment of each other, we have somehow landed in a civil war, almost exclusively fuelled by the game's administrators.
From BBC
But they have a high respect for each other's ability and they rub along well enough on a superficial level when they end up in the same vicinity, it seems.
From BBC
A pencil was rubbed along the ball of the patient’s foot.
From Los Angeles Times
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