Definition of peel away:
(v) :
(intransitive) To separate off from the main body; to move off to one side (as in troop movements on a parade ground or in an organized retreat, or columns in a procession).
(v) :
(intransitive, of an automobile or its driver) To burn out while accelerating and rapidly depart; to peel off, peel out.
(v) :
(transitive) To take away from something else.
(v) :
(intransitive) To become separate through peeling.