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Difference between Rub noses with someone and Rub someone’s nose in something

rub noses with someone—(coll.) associate or mix with people (also: rub elbows with someone):

  • I might actually learn something, here. After all, this was my chance to rub noses with people who cared.

rub someone’s nose in something—(coll.) remind a person humiliatingly of smth. such as an error, fault, oversight, etc.:

  • There’s no need to rub my nose in the fact that she’s so much more attractive than I am.