rub off
verb
rubbed off; rubbing off; rubs off
: to become transferred
bad habits rubbed off on them
carbon rubs off on your hands
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Your brushes will be as good as new after gently rubbing off makeup residue on a tissue.
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
But their enthusiasm doesn’t quite rub off on the customers, who’d rather not chow down green meat.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Yeah, that does rub off through the rest of the locker room.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Over the six-month shoot, some American culture rubbed off on Wood.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
But their enthusiasm doesn’t quite rub off on the customers, who’d rather not chow down green meat.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Yeah, that does rub off through the rest of the locker room.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Over the six-month shoot, some American culture rubbed off on Wood.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rub off
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“Rub off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rub%20off. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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