scrub off

Related to scrub off: scrubbed up

scrub off

To clean away some substance or residue (from something) very thoroughly and vigorously. A noun or pronoun is used between "scrub" and "off." You should be scrubbing off all the caked-on dirt and grime from your bicycle at least once a week, or it will wear out a lot faster than it would otherwise. The salt-and-sugar rub helps you scrub dirt and dead skin cells off your body, giving your skin a bright, healthy glow.
See also: off, scrub
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

scrub someone or something off

to clean someone or something by rubbing. Mother scrubbed Timmy off. Liz scrubbed off the countertop.
See also: off, scrub

scrub something off (of) something

 and scrub something off
to clean something off something by scrubbing. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) I have to scrub the mud off the porch steps. Did you scrub off all the grease?
See also: off, scrub
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • base off (of) (something else)
  • check off
  • bite off
  • blow off the map
  • blow someone/something off
  • blow off
  • brass off
  • brass someone off
  • brassed off
  • call off
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To clean oven surfaces, coat them in a paste of water and baking or washing soda and let stand overnight, then scrub off the paste while wearing gloves.
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The officers spoke to the teenagers' mothers, and the girls were ordered to scrub off most of the chalk markings outside their homes in Spring Street.
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Scrub off dirt, moss, fungal growth and lichens with a stiff brush then remove any previous coatings with sandpaper or a wire brush.
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Can't her own mother get her under a shower, scrub off her inches-deep maquillage, sober her up and remind her that her children will grow to abhor her.
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That evening I had a lot of trouble trying to scrub off the black diamonds down my chest and belly.
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Let them soak for several minutes, then scrub off the loosened debris with a stiff-bristled plastic brush.
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Litter in the High Street, with vast quantities of chewing gum, creates a major challenge that our Care For Your Area teams are coping with using squads of litter pickers, costly litter bins and a hi-tech machine to scrub off the gum.
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