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Meanings of rubbing off in English

Portuguese
abrasão
Catalan
abrasió
Wikidata

Process of scuffing, scratching, wearing down, marring, or rubbing away.

      abrasão
      Usage of rubbing off in English
      1
      The success of the Barbie games already seems to be rubbing off.
      Wired
      2
      I think he's rubbing off on you.' That sort of thing.
      Memoirs of a geisha: a novel
      3
      In short, he made the lady see the necessity of rubbing off Angouleme.
      A Distinguished Provincial at Paris
      4
      Hot tall people are always rubbing off on the wrong foot.
      News.com.au
      5
      Whatever was wrong with him, they didn't want it rubbing off on them.
      The First King of Shannara
      6
      And then some of it needs to coat the hair without rubbing off.
      Ebony
      7
      But there is little sign of Pinsent's sporting glory rubbing off on JJB.
      The Guardian
      8
      This is the best way of rubbing off provincialisms, etc.
      Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia / From ...
      9
      But, oh dear: Is Larry's generosity rubbing off on me?
      Larry's kidney: being the true story of how I found myself in ch...
      10
      You will have a nice suds and no soap rubbing off on the dishes.
      Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
      11
      Maybe Peter Thiel is finally rubbing off on the president.
      Wired
      12
      Please tell me my mentor wasn't rubbing off on me.
      Bloodfever
      13
      The thought that Florida Cracker Wanda might be rubbing off on her was sobering.
      Fortunate harbor
      14
      I guess Molly Lewis has been rubbing off on him.
      Wired
      15
      The abrasions between them were rubbing off the cosmetic illusions.
      Timescape
      16
      She has put her palm to her mouth and is vigorously rubbing off the marks.
      The Chief Legatee
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      Translations for rubbing off
      Portuguese
      abrasão
      Rubbing off through the time
      Rubbing off across language varieties
      United States of America
      Common
      United Kingdom
      Less common