rubbed one's face with a brass candlestick

A form of rub one's face with a brass candlestick — To (prepare to) be very brazen or impudent.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of rub one's face with a brass candlestick
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APA

rubbed one's face with a brass candlestick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubbed%20one's%20face%20with%20a%20brass%20candlestick

MLA

“rubbed one's face with a brass candlestick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubbed%20one's%20face%20with%20a%20brass%20candlestick. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rubbed one's face with a brass candlestick,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubbed%20one's%20face%20with%20a%20brass%20candlestick.

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