creamsomething/someoneoff
phrasal verbwithcreamverb[T]uk/kriːm/us/kriːm/
toremovethebestpartof something or thebestpeoplein agroupand use them foryourownadvantage:
They had aplantocreamoff thebrightestkidsand put them inseparateschools.
Taking things away from someone or somewhere
- appropriate
- bear away
- confiscate
- confiscation
- de-
- debug
- drain
- expropriation
- extractive
- get off
- impound
- infringe on/uponsomething
- relieve
- rootsomething/someoneout
- routsomeoneout
- seize
- shelf
- stripping
- suck
- sweep
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