yank something off (something)
Definition: to pull something off (something) suddenly
Example: She yanked the letter off (my hand) and tore it in half.
Usage note: informal phrasal verb
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- gamble on
- look up to
- put up
- hang back (from)
- sell off
- pass as/for
- turn against
- carry off
- do with
- take up on
- set out
- make off
- look over
- yank off
- verge on/upon
- unite (in)
- quarrel with
- jog along/on
- eat up
- opt out (of)
- go without
- build on
- narrow down (to)
- keep off
- allow for
- run out
- zero in (on)
- issue from
- linger on
- weigh down
- marry in/into
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