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Phrase(s): flake off ((of) something) [for bits of something] to break away from the whole, perhaps under pressure or because of damage. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) • Little bits of marble began to flake off the marble steps. • Bits flaked off from the whole.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Phrase(s): flake something off Go to flake something off of something and flake something off
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs