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                            Phrase(s): swish something off (of) someone or something [and] swish something off 
to brush something off someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.)  •  The barber swished the loose hairs off of Paul’s collar.  •  The barber swished off the loose hairs.
                        
                        
 
                        
                            McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs