fling off of (oneself)
To quickly push or pull something off of oneself. A noun or pronoun can be used between "fling" and "off." Ugh, once Mom came in, yelling that I had to get up, I had no choice but to fling the blankets off of myself and finally get out of bed. With a squeal, she noticed the fly on her arm and flung it off of herself. I just want to protect my dog's paws from winter chemicals, but he hates his little booties and flings them off of himself the moment he gets into the house.
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fling something off of oneself
and fling something off 1. to pull or throw something off of oneself hastily. She flung the blanket off herself. She flung off the blanket.
2. to pull or take off an article of clothing. Larry flung his jacket off and went straight to the kitchen. He flung off his jacket.
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