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                           Phrase(s): eat something off  Go to eat something off (of) something and eat something off
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
                    
                    
                    
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                           Phrase(s): eat something off (of) something [and] eat something off  to erode something off a larger part. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.)  •  The acidic rain ate the finish off the steeple.  •  The acid ate off the finish.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs