rub away


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w>rub away

vt sep → wegreiben
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Mac felt her sympathy, but, being a boy, did not thank her for it; only sat up with a jerk, saying, as he tried to rub away the tell-tale drops with the sleeve of his jacket, "Don't bother; weak eyes always water.
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'There,' said Squeers, when he had quite done; 'rub away as hard as you like, you won't rub that off in a hurry.
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Using a mild detergent and a damp cloth or sponge, rub away all dirt and grime from the seat's base then rinse well with water.
The grim truth about a typical child's car seat which will horrify parents; If you don't like germs look away now
As we were sitting in silence, trying to digest these horror stories and trying to rub away goosebumps from our arms, a mature lady walks in.
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"There's no such thing as waterproof sunscreen," warns Dr Rai, "so it's really important to reapply more regularly if you're swimming, and particularly if you're towel drying, as this will rub away the sunscreen.
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"There's no such thing as waterproof sunscreen," warns Rai, "so it's really important to reapply more regularly if you're swimming, and particularly if you're towel drying, as this will rub away the sunscreen.
Spreading word on sun safety; Advice on how to protect children's skin
A good, qualified masseuse will rub away pains and loosen tight muscles.
Managing Sciatic Nerve Pain
Statements of the sort which brazenly display a clear tilt in the process of accountability rub away the veneer of even-handedness maintained by NAB.
One-sided accountability comes full circle
As they left, he kissed the child's cheek; a ticklish aftermath of the contact remained on his lips, which nicotined, inky fingers couldn't immediately rub away.
MORNING SERIAL
Sheikh Mohammed used "his" Ghutra to rub away her tears in a heart warming scene that promted the crowd to applaud.
Sheikh Mohammed's grand gesture as reading champ breaks down on stage
Why rub away at any washboard?' Probably you are skeptical as I was at first, but after seven years of happy wash days, I could wish you no better service than electricity itself."
SINGING THOSE OLD Washday Blues
Alicia Barber, 27, washes Jamison, one, in Clorox bleach twice a week for 15 minutes before exfoliating him with a mitt to rub away hard skin and ward off infection.
Mum bathes baby in BLEACH twice a week to fight off infection caused by rare skin disease; Alicia Barber's son Jamison suffers from Harlequin ichthyosis, a rare condition which leaves him covered in scales and at risk of infection

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