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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Any wax or grime on the exterior surface of the aids can be rubbed off with a standard microfiber cloth or an eyeglass cleaning cloth.
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Christopher Null, Wired News, 22 June 2025
Sounds like that pilot cockiness rubbed off on the comedian rather easily.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
Grisham has also played with some colorful characters over the years – including Soto, Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jazz Chisholm Jr. – but their style hasn’t rubbed off on him, and he’s always flown under the radar.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
Join 6 others in the comments View Comments The CT scans showed there was likely once a leather band around the book to hold it all in place, which rubbed off some of the text.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
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Christopher Null, Wired News, 22 June 2025
Sounds like that pilot cockiness rubbed off on the comedian rather easily.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
Grisham has also played with some colorful characters over the years – including Soto, Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jazz Chisholm Jr. – but their style hasn’t rubbed off on him, and he’s always flown under the radar.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
Join 6 others in the comments View Comments The CT scans showed there was likely once a leather band around the book to hold it all in place, which rubbed off some of the text.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 9 May 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 3 Jul. 2025.
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