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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Not to mention that topicals could also simply end up rubbing off on your clothing.
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Melanie Rud, SELF, 19 June 2024
But having their new coach capture his second championship ring in three years qualifies as a good reason to be forced to wait, hoping perhaps some of those winning vibes will rub off off an organization in dire need of something positive to grasp onto.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2024
Moore’s work is still so subversive and ingenious that some of it can’t help but rub off, and the first ten minutes briefly feels revolutionary, like Snyder had really cracked it.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
With a rep for treating every at-bat like a war against pitchers, Soto’s mindset seems to be rubbing off on his teammates.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2024
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Melanie Rud, SELF, 19 June 2024
But having their new coach capture his second championship ring in three years qualifies as a good reason to be forced to wait, hoping perhaps some of those winning vibes will rub off off an organization in dire need of something positive to grasp onto.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2024
Moore’s work is still so subversive and ingenious that some of it can’t help but rub off, and the first ten minutes briefly feels revolutionary, like Snyder had really cracked it.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
With a rep for treating every at-bat like a war against pitchers, Soto’s mindset seems to be rubbing off on his teammates.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Rub off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rub%20off. Accessed 29 Jun. 2024.
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