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Phrase(s): yank something off
to pull or jerk off something, such as a piece of clothing. • She yanked her jacket off. • She yanked off her jacket and threw it on the chair., Phrase(s): yank someone or something off (of) something [and] yank someone or something off
to jerk someone or something off something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) • She yanked the coffeepot off the counter and ran upstairs. • She yanked off the box lid.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs