whip off
Related to whip off: whip out, have the whip hand, whip into, whip into shape, whip around
whip off
1. To remove something (from someone, something, or oneself) in a very rushed or disorderly fashion. A noun or pronoun can be used between "whip" and "off." We all whipped off our shirts and shorts and dove into the sparkling lake. She whipped the tablecloth off the table so fast that all the champagne glasses balanced in a pyramid remained standing.
2. To produce or create something very rapidly or hastily. A noun or pronoun can be used between "whip" and "off." I whipped a message off to my mother about next weekend, but she hasn't gotten back to me yet. He's been whipping off new books so quickly that, unless you're a diehard fan of the series, it can be hard to keep up.
See also: off, whip
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
whip something off
1. Inf. to do or create something quickly. If you need another receipt, I can whip one off in a jiffy. She whipped off another set of earrings for the tourist.
2. Inf. to remove something, such as an item of clothing, quickly. He whipped the coat off and dived into the water. I whipped off my cap.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
whip off
v.
1. To snatch, pull, or remove something in a sudden manner: The worker whipped off his cap. The storm whipped the shingles off.
2. To snatch, pull, or remove something from something in a sudden manner: The storm whipped the roof off the house.
3. To make or produce something quickly: The guitarist whipped off a chord. I whipped the letter to the editor off in 10 minutes.
See also: off, whip
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
whip off
verbSee beat off
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whip something off
tv. to finish something quickly, especially food or drink. Did you just whip that whole pizza off?
See also: off, something, whip
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- base off (of) (something else)
- check off
- bite off
- blow off
- blow someone/something off
- blow off the map
- brass off
- brass someone off
- brassed off
- call off