flake off

flake off (of) something

[for bits of something] to break away from the whole, perhaps under pressure or because of damage. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Little bits of marble began to flake off the marble steps. Bits flaked off from the whole.

flake off

1. To break away from a surface in small, flat pieces: Rust is flaking off of the old pipes. Paint chips are flaking off from the ceiling.

2. Slang To fail to do something out of lack of interest; blow something off: Last night I flaked off doing the dishes because I was tired.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gennadios	-	Ancient Greek
Tecla	TE-klah	Italian, Spanish
Leo	LE-o (German, Finnish), LAY-o (Dutch), LEE-o (English)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Croatian, Late Roman
AbdÜLlatİF	-	Turkish
Lyndi	LIN-dee	English (Rare)
Yisra'el	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew