SPLINTER OFF (FROMSOMETHING)
splinter off (fromsomething): translation
splinter off ((of) something) & splinter off (fromsomething)
[for a bit of something] to tear off or separate from something. (
Of
is usually retained before pronouns.) •
A piece of wood splintered off of the oar and dropped into the water.
•
A tiny bit splintered off and stuck in my hand.
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SPLIT HAIRS →← SPLINTER OFF ((OF) SOMETHING)