present participle of rub someone's face in

present participle of rub someone's nose in

simple past tense and past participle of rub someone's face in

Alternative form of rub someone's nose in / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rub, face, in.

To confront someone with (facts or evidence) that they find unpleasant in order to make them suffer. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rub, nose, in.

To ask for someone's forgiveness; to apologise.

(idiomatic) To give respect or reverence to someone; to express servitude to someone.

To completely negate or undermine someone's argument or position on a topic. / To humble or humiliate; put someone in his place. / To ease or sooth someone's cough.

(colloquial, idiomatic) To have somebody in one's power, or in a compromising or helpless position.

(chiefly Canada, idiomatic) To praise, encourage, or vigorously support someone.