soak something off

soak something off
soak something off (of) something & soak something off
to remove something, such as a label or surface soil, from something by soaking in a liquid. (

Of

is usually retained before pronouns.) •

She soaked the labels off the bottles and jars.

Please soak off the label.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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