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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Royce	[rɔis]
Adcock	['ædkɔks]
Bada	-	Anglo-Saxon
Aliyah (2)	-	Hebrew
Diana	die-AN-ə (English), dee-AH-nah (Italian, German, Dutch)	English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian,
Murtaz	-	Georgian