skim off

(tr, adverb) to take the best part of the teacher skimmed off the able pupils for his class

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Verb	1.	skim off - remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk" cream off, cream, skim remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
	2.	skim off - pick the best cream off choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

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? skim off

vt sep → abschöpfen; (fig) → absahnen; to skim the cream off the milk → die Milch entrahmen; to skim the cream off something (fig) → Geld von etw absahnen (inf)

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clotted cream
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cream off
despumate
excess
flotation
Gall of glass
pick out
Sandiver
select
skim
skimmings
supernatant
take

But Angie Bray, leader of the London Assembly Conservative Group, said that "to skim off a resource which is needed to relieve such poverty, is morally indefensible"

Half-price travel deal under fire by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

Skim off floating weeds, such as duckweed, with a net, rake, scoop or wooden board.

your Life: WHAT TO DO THIS WEEK; gardens by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)

Meanwhile melt butter in microwave or pan, clarify or skim off butter solids, leaving milky residue.

Asparagus with hollandaise sauce by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)