peel back

peel something back (from something)

to lift something away from the surface of something. He peeled the sheets back from the bed and got in. He peeled back the sheets and got into the bed.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bademus	-	History
Mokosh	-	Slavic Mythology
Klaas	KLAH:S	Dutch, Low German
Caerwyn	-	Welsh
Alexander	a-lig-ZAN-dər (English), ah-lek-SAHN-der (German), ah-lək-SAHN-dər (Dutch), AW-lek-sawn-der (Hungarian)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Slovak, Biblical, Ancient
Svanhildr	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology