rub sth out
UK — phrasal verb with rub /rʌb/ verb [I or T] (-bb-)Definition
B2 to remove writing or a mark from something by rubbing it with a piece of rubber or a cloth: It's in pencil, so you can rub it out if you need to.Deleting writing
(Definition of rub sth out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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