soak off
soak off
To remove something attached or adhered to the surface of something else by soaking it in some liquid. A noun or pronoun can be used between "soak" and "off." I have a big interview tomorrow, so I need to soak off these rainbow-colored acrylic nails. I used a special acetone solution to soak these labels off.
See also: off, soak
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
soak something off (of) something
and soak something offto remove something, such as a label or surface soil, from something by soaking in a liquid. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) she soaked the labels off the bottles and jars. Please soak off the label.
See also: off, soak
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- add in
- all right
- a/the feel of (something)
- (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
- a straw will show which way the wind blows
- a crack at (someone or something)
- (you) wanna make something of it?
- all for the best
- a thing of the past
- a slew of (something)