My mom and grandmom live together. I say: I feel like my grandma rubs off on my mom

[B45]

My mom and grandma live together.

I say:

I feel like my grandma rubs off on my mom.

Is this okay?

 

[matt1979]

Yes, if by it you mean that your mother is influenced by your grandmother.

 

[B45]

Yes, my mom is getting more and more similar to grandma.

 

[Tdol]

It works for me.

 

[Rover_KE]

matt, please read this extract from the forum rules:

You are welcome to answer questions posted in the Ask a Teacher forum as long as your suggestions, help, and advice reflect a good understanding of the English language. If you are not a teacher, you will need to state that clearly in your post.

 

[Rover_KE]

I'd avoid this phrase, batman.

'Rub off' has another, smutty meaning which prurient minds will find highly amusing.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I don't even know what that means, but the phrase is fine in AmE.

 

[Rover_KE]

rub off = masturbate

Cf 'rub one out', heard more than once in the American sitcom 'Two and a Half Men'.

 

[Barb_D]

Indeed, "rub one out" is a vulgar phrase for masturbation, but "she's rubbing off on me" means that I am become more like her.

Grandma is rubbing off on my mom = Mom is getting more like Grandma.