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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Maybe that positivity rubbed off from Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello.
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
The group believes that shine will also rub off on its store on the famous shopping street, which has underperformed since its opening in 2019.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 14 June 2024
But their enthusiasm doesn’t quite rub off on the customers, who’d rather not chow down green meat.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024
Not to mention that topicals could also simply end up rubbing off on your clothing.
—Melanie Rud, SELF, 19 June 2024
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
The group believes that shine will also rub off on its store on the famous shopping street, which has underperformed since its opening in 2019.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 14 June 2024
But their enthusiasm doesn’t quite rub off on the customers, who’d rather not chow down green meat.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024
Not to mention that topicals could also simply end up rubbing off on your clothing.
—Melanie Rud, SELF, 19 June 2024
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“Rub off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rub%20off. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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