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eat off
eat something off (of) something
and eat something offto 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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Chike | | - | Western African, Igbo |
| Georgy | | gye-OR-gee, gee-OR-gee | Russian |
| Cavan | | - | English |
| Louisa | | loo-EEZ-ə (English), loo-EES-ə (English) | English, German, Dutch |
| Tsholofelo | | - | Southern African, Tswana |
| MÁIrÍN | | MOI-reen, MAW-reen | Irish |