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A list of phrases related to the word "abrade"...
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Axe to
grind
Bow and
scrape
Bump and
grind
Daily
grind
( the daily routine of a dull or boring job )
Dead Men Don't
Wear
Plaid ( Steve Martin movie )
Don't let the bastards
grind
you down
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the meaning and origin of this phrase...
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Get into a
scrape
Grind
to a halt
Hasn't got two cents to
rub
together
I grow old, I grow old, I shall
wear
the bottoms of my trousers rolled ( from a poem by Eliot )
I
wear
my sunglasses at night
I will
wear
my heart upon my sleeve
If the cap fits,
wear
it
If the shoe fits,
wear
it
It takes 40 dumb animals to make a fur coat, but only one to
wear
it
Look your best while you
wear
our least ( Jockey Shorts advertising slogan )
Not two pennies to
rub
together
Rub
a dub ( Cockney rhyming slang for pub )
Rub
a dub dub men in a tub
Rub
along with
Rub
it in
Rub
of the green
Rub
out
Rub
salt in the wound
Rub
shoulders with
Rub
someone's nose in it
Rub
up the wrong way
Rub
your nose in it
San Francisco ( Be Sure to
Wear
Flowers in Your Hair ) ( Scott McKenzie song )
Scrape
a living
The future's so bright, I gotta
wear
shades ( song by Timbuk 3 )
To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the
rub
Wear
the pine overcoat
Wear
the trousers
Wear
your apron high
Wear
your heart on your sleeve
Wear
yourself out
What do I
wear
in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course ( Marilyn Monroe quotation )
When I am an old woman I shall
wear
purple ( from a poem by Joseph )
Worse for
wear
You
Wear
It Well ( Rod Stewart song )