Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rub one's hands together

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables: rub one's hand-s -to-geth-er
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To anticipate something eagerly.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"2017 Interest rate rise: What you are saying BBC News, 2 November 2017. Accessed 3 August 2018. ""It's been over 10 years and it's about time we got a little bit more," Ms Tongue pointed out. "I'm rubbing my hands together, definitely."""
"2018 Riley Beveridge, No final decision on 2019 AFLW Fixture Brisbane Lions, 3 August 2018. Accessed 3 August 2018. ""But I thought when those two new teams came in … I was rubbing my hands together thinking 'we are going to get a legitimate competition here, we will play everyone once and head into a finals series, you beauty'.""

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

rubs one's hands together (present, singular) rubbing one's hands together (participle, present) rubbed one's hands together (participle, past) rubbed one's hands together (past) rub one's hands (alternative)

Phrases

lick one's chops

Frequently Paired Words

lick one's chops

Questions

What does rub one's hands together mean?: To anticipate something eagerly.

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