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
ÉTiennette	-	French
Kiku	kee-koo	Japanese
Arnaud	ar-NO	French
Anja	AHN-yah (Swedish, Finnish, Croatian, Serbian, German)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, German, Dutch
HlÍF	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Alexandrina	[.æligza:n'dri:nə]