rub off | Idiomator

Meaning: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seerub,‎off.; Tocleanby rubbing.Coordinate term:rub out1921June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, inHarper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company,→ISSN,→OCLC: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 grumbled as sherubbed him offwith a corner of her apron.; (intransitive,idiomatic)To betransferredwith little or no effort.I hoped that, if I hung out with the popular kids, some of their charisma mightrub offon me.2022September 27, Barclay Bram, “My Therapist, the Robot”, inThe New York Times‎[1]:Over time, I noticed various exercises I did with Woebotrubbing offin my daily life. Woebot taught me how to set SMART goals — specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-limited.

Examples:

EN: Don't rub off all the dirt. Save some for me.
ES: No te quites toda la suciedad.
EN: Trying to rub it in, the yaps rub off the fat!
ES: ¡Intentando hacer que se absorba la gente adelgaza!
EN: It won't rub off on his uniform.
ES: No le manchará el uniforme.
EN: Maybe it'll rub off on you. What's wrong with green hair?
ES: Puede ser contagioso.
EN: - Stick close. It might rub off!
ES: Quédate cerca y quizás tú también lo serás.
EN: Oh, you haven't anything to rub off, have you?
ES: No llevas maquillaje, ¿no?
EN: Here, rub some of this on and then you have that to rub off.
ES: Toma, ponte esto y después quítatelo.
EN: The dirt they're trying to clean up is bound to rub off on some, but not all.
ES: A veces les alcanza el fango que tratan de limpiar.
EN: I thought some of it would rub off on me.
ES: Creí que algo de eso se me pegaría.
EN: Oh, that's the kind I use. It doesn't smear or rub off.
ES: Oh, ese es el tipo que uso No manchan ni contagiosa.
EN: I wouldn't want any of that nobility to rub off on me.
ES: No quiero que se me pegue su nobleza.
EN: Some of it is bound to rub off on me. Hm.
ES: Desde luego que sí.
EN: Take it from me, some of it is bound to rub off on you.
ES: Con el tiempo, uno se contagia.
EN: Maybe some of it'll rub off on you.
ES: A lo mejor te sirve a ti también.
EN: I thought he'd rub off my lips.
ES: Pensé que me arrancaría los labios.

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