peel off
phrasal verbpeel off
- to leave a group of vehicles, aircraft, etc. and turn to one side
- The leading car in the motorcade peeled off to the right.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPeel off is used with these nouns as the subject:- bark
- plaster
- wallpaper
- …
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peel off | peel (something) off
- (informal) to remove some or all of your clothes
- You look hot—why don't you peel off?
- He peeled off his shirt.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPeel off is used with these nouns as the subject:- bark
- plaster
- wallpaper
- …