rub out

消す

消しゴムや布でこすって、文字や跡を消す。

やさしい英語で： To remove writing or marks by moving an eraser or cloth over them.

• Rub out that pencil mark.
• She rubbed out the wrong answer.
• Can you rub it out without tearing the paper?

使い方： rub something out (Rub the wrong answer out and try again.)

類義語： erase, remove

よく使う表現： rub out a mistake, rub out pencil marks

始末する、殺す

人をわざと殺す。

やさしい英語で： To deliberately kill someone.

• The gang planned to rub him out.
• They rubbed out a witness before the trial.
• The detective feared someone would rub her out.

使い方： rub someone out (The gang paid a killer to rub him out.)

類義語： kill, murder

よく使う表現： rub out someone, rub out a rival

こすって伸ばす

押さえながらこすり、しわやでこぼこをなくす。

やさしい英語で： To make a crease or uneven area disappear by pressing and moving over it.

• Rub out the crease with your fingers.
• He rubbed out a small wrinkle in the cloth.
• She tried to rub the folds out of the damp fabric.

使い方： rub something out (She rubbed the crease out with her thumb.)

類義語： smooth out

よく使う表現： rub out a crease, rub out the wrinkles