Look what rubbed off on me!
•The wet paint rubbed off onto my pants leg.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
rub off — {v.} 1. To remove or be removed by rubbing; erase. * /The teacher rubs the problem off the chalkboard./ * /After Ann shook hands with the president, she would not shake hands with anyone else because she thought that the good luck would rub off./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rub off — {v.} 1. To remove or be removed by rubbing; erase. * /The teacher rubs the problem off the chalkboard./ * /After Ann shook hands with the president, she would not shake hands with anyone else because she thought that the good luck would rub off./ … Dictionary of American idioms
rub\ off — v 1. To remove or be removed by rubbing; erase. The teacher rubs the problem off the chalkboard. After Ann shook hands with the president, she would not shake hands with anyone else because she thought that the good luck would rub off. 2. To… … Словарь американских идиом
ˌrub 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] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
rub — [rub] vt. rubbed, rubbing [ME rubben, akin to Dan rubbe, EFris rubben < IE * reup , to tear out < base * reu , to dig, tear out > ROB, RIP1, RUG, RUBBLE, L rumpere, to break] 1. to move one s hand, a cloth, etc. over (a surface … English World dictionary
rub — ► VERB (rubbed, rubbing) 1) apply firm pressure to (a surface) with a repeated back and forth motion. 2) move to and fro against a surface while pressing or grinding against it. 3) apply with a rubbing action. 4) (rub down) dry, smooth, or clean… … English terms dictionary
rub — rub1 [ rʌb ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to press and move your hands or an object over a surface: rubbing the magic lamp rub something off something: Rub off the skins of the peppers when they have softened. a ) to move something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rub — rub1 S3 [rʌb] v past tense and past participle rubbed present participle rubbing [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Low German rubben] 1.) [I and T] to move your hand, or something such as a cloth, backwards and forwards over a surface while… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rub — I UK [rʌb] / US verb Word forms rub : present tense I/you/we/they rub he/she/it rubs present participle rubbing past tense rubbed past participle rubbed ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to press and move your hands or an object over a surface The… … English dictionary
rub — [[t]rʌ̱b[/t]] rubs, rubbing, rubbed 1) VERB If you rub a part of your body, you move your hand or fingers backwards and forwards over it while pressing firmly. [V n] He rubbed his arms and stiff legs... [V prep/adv] I fell in a ditch , he said,… … English dictionary
rub — verb (rubs, rubbing, rubbed) 1》 apply firm pressure to the surface of, using a repeated back and forth motion. ↘move to and fro against a surface. ↘apply with a rubbing action: she rubbed some cream on her nose. ↘(rub something… … English new terms dictionary
