rub off

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rub, off.

2. To clean by rubbing.

3. (idiomatic, intransitive)To be transferred with little or no effort.

   I hoped that, if I hung out with the popular kids, some of their charisma might rub off on me.

1. Rub that off your face immediately.

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2. He rubbed the rust off with a file.

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3. Yanni's sharp corners need to be rubbed off.

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4. Ziri's parents' kindness rubbed off on him, too.

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5. Her admirable creative urge rubs off on other people.

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• rub upпереглянути, переглядатиTo polish or scrub; to cover (something with a substance) by rubbing.
• rub outзробити, робитиTo delete or erase or remove (something) by rubbing, especially with a rubber (eraser).
• rub downмасажувати, промасажуватиTo rub from top to bottom, e.g. for cleaning, stripping paint or massage.
• rub offUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rub, off.
• rub inTo apply by rubbing.
• rub awayTo rub in order to erase
• rub alongTo survive or get by with some difficulty.