Meaning of rub off on | Babel Free

Definitions

To be acquired by or transferred to (someone) as a result of regular exposure.

idiomatic, transitive, usually

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Examples

“The hippie way of life seems to have rubbed off on him, as he's a flower power aficionado.”

“I had hoped that if I went out with Jackie, then some of that elder-stateswoman dignity would rub off on me, but of course without Phil she didn't have any.”

“Over time, she explained, those beliefs started rubbing off on her.”

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