eat off



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.
See also: eat, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ra'd-Arabic
ChipCHIPEnglish
Boyka-Bulgarian
LisbethLEES-betGerman
Korinna-Ancient Greek
Benigno-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese