Verb
rub off on (third-person singular simple present rubs off on, present participle rubbing off on, simple past and past participle rubbed off on)
(idiomatic, transitive, of behavior, beliefs, etc.) To be acquired by or transferred to (someone) as a result of regular exposure.
The hippie way of life seems to have rubbed off on him, as he's a flower power aficionado.
Always try to rub against money, for if you rub against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you. (A Very Honorable Guy) Damon Runyon
In the company of the accomplished, people hope it will rub off on themselves, in the company of the misfortunate, they fear it! Bryant H. McGill
I will admit, I once launched myself at Julie Garwood for a hug, hoping some of her magic would rub off on me... and I have fangirl crushes on Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Linda Howard, and Kresley Cole, among many others. Lisa Kleypas
The cat does not merely experience contentment, he exudes it. You cannot be in the presence of a contented cat and not have some of that contentment rub off on you. Which surely is a good part of the reason we love cats so. Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
I suppose meeting people whether it's in real life and actually shaking their flesh and blood hand or shaking the mystical hand of the character all rub off on you in some way. Janet Suzman
All pressure is self-inflicted. It's what you make of it or how you let it rub off on you. Sebastian Coe