break off vs peel off

break off and peel off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
break off	No	No	Yes	No
peel off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, peel off is a hyponym of break off; that is, peel off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than break off:

Other hyponyms of break off include flake, flake off, peel, exfoliate.

break off (verb)	peel off (verb)
prevent completion	peel off in scales
interrupt before its natural or planned end	take off, as with some difficulty
break a small piece off from	peel off the outer layer of something
break off (a piece from a whole)	come off in flakes or thin small pieces
break a piece from a whole	leave a formation