strip away

strip away
a) To ignore a factor which obscures the reality.

If you strip away the hype, you find that he is just an ordinary person trying to make a living, like everyone else.

b) To remove something bit by bit.

When we stripped away the old wallpaper, we discovered a really interesting mural painted on the wall.


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