peel off (
http://definr.com/peel off)
v 1: peel off the outer layer of something
2: take off, as with some difficulty; "He peeled off his
blood-soaked shirt"
3: to leave a formation; of airplanes
4: come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my
house is peeling off" [syn:
peel,
flake off,
flake]
5: peel off in scales; of skin [syn:
desquamate]