peel : Idioms & Phrases

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banana peel

  • noun the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded)
    banana skin.
    • he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell
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candied citrus peel

  • noun strips of citrus peel cooked in a sugar syrup
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grapefruit peel

  • noun strips of grapefruit peel cooked in sugar syrup and coated with sugar
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keep one's eyes peeled

  • verb pay attention; be watchful
    keep one's eyes skinned; keep one's eyes open.
    • Keep your eyes peeled for any policemen
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lady peel

  • noun British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)
    Lillie; Beatrice Lillie.
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lemon peel

  • noun the rind of a lemon
    lemon rind.
  • noun strips of lemon peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar
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orange peel

  • noun the rind of an orange
    orange rind.
  • noun strips of orange peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar
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orange peel fungus

  • noun a discomycete with bright orange cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting bodies and pale orange exteriors
    Aleuria aurantia.
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peel off

  • verb peel off the outer layer of something
  • verb take off, as with some difficulty
    • He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt
  • verb leave a formation
  • verb come off in flakes or thin small pieces
    flake off; flake; peel.
    • The paint in my house is peeling off
  • verb peel off in scales
    desquamate.
    • dry skin desquamates
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potato peel

  • noun crisp fried potato peeling
    potato skin; potato peel.
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potato peelings

  • noun crisp fried potato peeling
    potato skin; potato peel.
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robert peel

  • noun British politician (1788-1850)
    Robert Peel; Peel.
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Salmon peel

  • a young salmon.
Webster 1913

sir robert peel

  • noun British politician (1788-1850)
    Robert Peel; Peel.
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