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Definition rub off in British English

rub off phrasal verb

[intransitive] phrasal verb
1

if a quality that someone has rubs off, it starts to affect another person so that they start to have that quality too

Example

Hopefully her enthusiasm will rub off on the rest of the team.

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Definition rub off in British English