rub off

The brown scales, too, had evidently undergone rigid discipline, in an unavailing effort to rub off the rust, which, alas!

He wished to rub off the velvet of his horns against the cold stones of Kali's statue, and stamped his feet when he saw the man at the shrine.

Bad habits cling to us, however, with such persistency that I did mechanically pull out my handkerchief and begin to rub off the welcoming smudge, a thing I never would have dreamed of doing in the glorious old days; but an artful scent of violets clinging to the handkerchief brought me to my senses, and with a sudden impulse of scorn, the fine scorn for scent of every honest Backfisch, I rolled it up into a ball and flung it away into the bushes, where I daresay it is at this moment.

And they began trying to rub off the superfluous dirt from each other's jackets; but it was not dry enough, and the rubbing made them worse; so in despair they pushed through the swing-door at the head of the stairs, and found themselves in the Doctor's hall.

JERMAINE MCGILLVARY is praying his amazing powers of recovery can rub off on bottom side Huddersfield Giants.

The reason for this is because after the design has dried on the canvas, they will have to rub off all the white paper.

In cold-set printing, most drying occurs by the paper absorbing ink, but will still rub off on fingers even after extended periods of time.

Make sure it's the Stain Remover you get, which comes in a powder which you sprinkle over a damp cloth, make a paste and rub off the stain.

(I eased my cares with Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in the hope that their style, grace, and sophistication might rub off on me.

Your legs will look picture perfect in a flash (think tights in a can) and the formula won't rub off until you want it to.

And Glen Johnson hopes his laid back manner can rub off on Liverpool's youngsters.