Flake away from (something) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "flake away from (something)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jenne Phuong calendar 2021-11-23 07:11

Meaning of Flake away from (something)

Synonyms:

fall away from something , flake off something

Flake away from (something) verb phrase

To come off something into flakes or small pieces

Look! There are some pieces of plaster flaking away from the ceiling.

The paint of the old houses has flaked away from the walls for years.

Other phrases about:

drop/fall/sink like a stone

To fail completely; to go to the bottom very quickly

 

fall like dominoes

1. Fall in a sequence

2. Be damaged, destroyed or defeated quickly and sequentially

lose (one's) footing

To stumble and fall.

go arse over tit/tip

To change or fall over suddenly and dramatically.

roll off

1. To flow or fall off someone or something.

2. To make something to roll away, off someone or something.

 

Grammar and Usage of Flake away from (something)

Verb Forms

  • to flake away from (something)
  • flaking away from (something)
  • flakes away from (something)
  • flaked away from (something)

The verb “flake" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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