| 词汇 | rub off on |
| 释义 | Idiom rub off onrub off (on someone) to be learned or obtained without any effort.I like to think that my love of reading will rub off on my children. Usage notes: usually used of a skill, an interest, or a quality rub off on (someone)To have one's characteristics, mannerisms, or behavior be adopted by someone with whom one has spent a lot of time. Peter's been very unruly lately. I think that new kid is rubbing off on him. It seems like your boss's greed is rubbing off on you—is money all you care about now? rub off on(to) someone or something[for something, such as a coating] to become transferred to someone or something through the contact of rubbing. Look what rubbed off on me! The wet paint rubbed off onto my pants leg. rub off onBecome transferred to another, influence through close contact, as in We hoped some of their good manners would rub off on our children. This idiom alludes to transferring something like paint to another substance by rubbing against it. [Mid-1900s] |
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