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trim off

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trim something off (of) someone or something

 and trim something off

to cut something off someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) I asked the barber to trim the beard off of Ralph. The barber trimmed off Ralph's beard.

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trim off

v.

To remove some excess by or as if by cutting: I trimmed off the rotten wood. The barber will trim my bangs off.

See also: off, trim