peel off

verb

1. 1

   peel off in scales

   dry skin desquamates

2. 2

   take off, as with some difficulty

   He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt

3. 3

   come off in flakes or thin small pieces

   The paint in my house is peeling off

4. 4

   peel off the outer layer of something

5. 5

   leave a formation