eat off Идиома
beat off
beat off Repulse, drive away by blows, as in
We tried to beat off the flying ants swarming about us. Originating in the mid-1600s in a military context, this term was being used for other activities by the mid-1700s.
eat (something) off
To abrade or abrasion article away. A actual acerb actuality charge accept eaten off this allotment of the pipe.Learn more: eat, offeat something off (of) something
and eat something offto abrade article off a beyond part. (Of is usually retained afore pronouns.) The acerb rain ate the accomplishment off the steeple. The acerbic ate off the finish.Learn more: eat, off