Rub something on/with/against.

[Ashraful Haque]

The context is a little funny. Please forgive my inappropriateness. I was chatting online with some friends and one of my friend's mic was making a weird noise. Naturally we complained and he asked what it sounded like and since it was a casual conversation between friends I said:
"It sounds like you're rubbing your mic on/with/against your crotch."

Even though I said 'on' but I'm not sure which one is correct between on, with and against.

 

[emsr2d2]

:shock: :shock: :lol:

Both "on" and "against" are OK as long as the mobile phone is being moved towards the body. You could use "with" if that part of his anatomy was being moved towards the phone and then, um, gyrated!

We do get into some weird contexts on this forum!

 

[Tdol]

If the person were standing up and the mike was on a desk, a real mike rather than one in a computer, you could even make a case for with, though it is an unlikely scenario.

 

[Rover_KE]

Would it make a different sound if he were rubbing the mic on, say, his elbow or his shoulder?

 

[Yankee]

I'm not sure I could tell the difference if he/she were rubbing the mic on/against their crotch, their shoulder, their chest, their whatever. Ashraful, do you experience this frequently? :roll:

 

[Ashraful Haque]

I'm not sure I could tell the difference if he/she were rubbing the mic on/against their crotch, their shoulder, their chest, their whatever. Ashraful, do you experience this frequently? :roll:

I was the class clown in school and haven't changed much to be honest. I can pretty much turn any conversation into a very light/friendly one.
Just imagine you and your friends chatting online and someone says what I said. I think you'll get why I said it no matter how old or young you are. :lol:

 

[Ashraful Haque]

:shock: :shock: :lol:

Both "on" and "against" are OK as long as the mobile phone is being moved towards the body. You could use "with" if that part of his anatomy was being moved towards the phone and then, um, gyrated!

We do get into some weird contexts on this forum!

He was wearing headphones by the way.
- So he can take the mic and rub it on/against his body.
- But if the mic is on the table and he moves his body closer to the mic and starts rubbing the mic we can use 'with?' (Rubbing the body with the mic)

Now if I change my context a little bit:
"It sounds like your rubbing your body (instead of mic) on/against/with the mic."
In my original context the mic was what was being moved and this time it's his body. I'm so confused :-|

 

[Rover_KE]

I think we're all confused. :-?

Rubbing a mic against one's body or one's body on a mic is a somewhat bizarre activity.

 

[Ashraful Haque]

I think we're all confused. :-?

Rubbing a mic against one's body or one's body on a mic is a somewhat bizarre activity.

I'll try changing the context a little bit for everyone's sake. This should be pretty common:
"She started rubbing her body against/on/with mine as we were dancing."

 

[Tarheel]

Try:

She touched me while we were dancing.

Or:

She touched me with various body parts while we were dancing.

 

[GoesStation]

"She started rubbing her body against[STRIKE]/on/with[/STRIKE] mine as we were dancing."

That's fine.

 

[Ashraful Haque]

That's fine.

And what about a soap. I don't think we rub a soap against our body. I hope these are correct:
1) Rub a soap on your body.
2) Rub your body with a soap.

 

[Rover_KE]

Delete 'a' and they're OK.