rub elbows

followed by with idiomatic usually

(idiomatic, usually followed by with) To associate closely; to socialize, consort, or mingle.

Japanese Meaning

（人と）親しく付き合う、交流する / 社交的に関わる、交際する

At the conference, I had the chance to rub elbows with several industry veterans and learn from their experiences.

会議で、何人かの業界のベテランと親しく交流し、その経験から学ぶ機会がありました。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic, usually followed by with) To associate closely; to socialize, consort, or mingle.

[S]adness and poverty are never more intolerable than when hope and wealth rub elbows with them.

rubs elbows

（ present singular third-person ）

rubbing elbows

（ participle present ）

rubbed elbows

（ participle past ）

rubbed elbows

（ past ）