From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpeel off phrasal verb1 peel something ↔ offDCTAKE OFF CLOTHES to take your clothes off Tom peeled off his wet T-shirt and shorts.2 peel off $20/£50 etc informal to take a piece of paper money from the top of a pile of paper money Manville peeled off a 20, and pressed it into the man’s hand.3 TTLEAVE A PLACEto leave a moving group of vehicles, aircraft etc and go in a different direction Two motorcycles peeled off from the line. → peel→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
peel off• When I peeled the label off I discovered that the old price was $2 cheaper.• Slice each avocado in half, then peel off the skin. 