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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The community’s distaste for the arrests by federal agents rubs off on local officers on the front line.
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Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
His father has definitely rubbed off on him in terms of cleanup, but this first kill was a little rough and sloppy.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 11 July 2025
Although that doesn't seem to have rubbed off on his brothers.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Along with Keenan, and other former coaches of his, such as Jim Schoenfeld and Craig Ramsay, Tocchet mentioned a handful of his peers now in the league who also have rubbed off on him.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
His father has definitely rubbed off on him in terms of cleanup, but this first kill was a little rough and sloppy.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 11 July 2025
Although that doesn't seem to have rubbed off on his brothers.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Along with Keenan, and other former coaches of his, such as Jim Schoenfeld and Craig Ramsay, Tocchet mentioned a handful of his peers now in the league who also have rubbed off on him.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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“Rub off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rub%20off. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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