Her positive attitude 'rubbed off' on other people. [=other people began to have a positive attitude from being around her]
We 'rubbed' the steaks with spices before we grilled them. = We 'rubbed' spices onto the steaks before we grilled them.
It's bad enough that he beat me, but the way he keeps talking about it is just 'rubbing salt in the wound'.
(..) Thought it was beautiful. Mm. I don't like fish. I like pork, chicken. But, uh... It's a pretty fish. Thanks. It's gonna rub off when I sweat. No, it won't. It's waterproof. Stop. So when this dries... Should be good to go. How am I gonna get it off? (..)2013 TvShow: Orange Is the New Black Title: I Wasn't Ready Season: 1 Episode 1