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11rub off on — BE TRANSFERRED TO, be passed on to, be transmitted to, be communicated to; affect, influence. → rub * * * rub off on ( ● rub …
12rub off — intransitive verb Date: 1950 to become transferred < bad habits rubbed off on them > < carbon rubs off on your hands > • rub off noun …
13rub off — verb a) To cause to come off by rubbing We had to rub off all the graffiti from the wall b) To clean by rubbing. He was wet through with the dew and quite earthy from diving into the burrows the Boy had made for him in the flower bed, and Nana… …
14Rub-off — This is the act of extracting and copying the pattern of a particular garment or item. Some manufacturers will purchase a garment at retail and, using chalk and muslin, rub off the seams onto the muslin in order to steal the pattern of that… …
15ˌrub ˈoff on sb — phrasal verb if something such as a good quality that you have rubs off on someone, they start to develop it too Hopefully her enthusiasm will rub off on the rest of the team.[/ex] …
16rub-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: rub off (herein) : an instance or result of rubbing off …
17rub-off — noun see rub off …
18rub off — phr verb Rub off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑dirt …
19rub off on someone — rub off (on (someone)) to be learned or obtained without any effort. I like to think that my love of reading will rub off on my children. Usage notes: usually used of a skill, an interest, or a quality …
20rub off on somebody — ˌrub ˈoff (on/onto sb) derived (of personal qualities, behaviour, opinions, etc.) to become part of a person s character as a result of that person spending time with sb who has those qualities, etc • Her sense of fun has rubbed off on her… …
