The groups I floated in were a mix of EAs and non-EAs, but eventually it rubbed off on me. And I’m pretty sure that if I hadn’t encountered EA in university it would have rubbed off a lot sooner.
What does “it rubbed off on me” mean here? I’m puzzling over this passage, and I keep thinking of the common usage in which “an idea rubs off on one” means that one adopts that idea. Do you use “it rubbed off on me” to mean that you lost agreement with “it”? What is “it”?
What does “it rubbed off on me” mean here? I’m puzzling over this passage, and I keep thinking of the common usage in which “an idea rubs off on one” means that one adopts that idea. Do you use “it rubbed off on me” to mean that you lost agreement with “it”? What is “it”?