trim away
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Using kitchen shears, trim away the excess dough, leaving about 1/2-inch overhang around the outside edge of the pie plate.
From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2022
When you go to trim away the excess dough, leave yourself about 1 inch of excess from the edge of the pie plate.
From Salon • Oct. 3, 2021
With a pair of scissors, carefully trim away excess foil along the edge of the meringue, leaving the last layer of foil on the inside of meringue hat.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2018
Buy a smoked ham hock and use a sharp knife to trim away any large pieces of fat and tough skin.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2014
And spacks grew their clothes right on their bodies, like lichens you could trim away to whatever shape you needed.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
