Rub along

    磨合

    A: How are things doing with your new roommate?

    B: We may not be sharing toothbrushes yet but we seem to rub along pretty well.

    Note: If two people rub along or if one person rubs along with another, they are able to live or work together in a fairly friendly way, usually when you would not expect them to. To "rub" is put your hand on the surface of something and exert pressure to cause friction. The point is, to rub along with others, one expect frictions and problems. People are different, either by color or creed, by rank, by stature or temperament. To "rub along" in society is to plod on without getting yourself in great trouble; to "rub along" well with other people is to be able to deal with them peacefully and more or less amicably without causing major problems.