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

Allow top crust to overhang the edge of the pan by about 1 inch; trim away excess dough, then pinch the top and bottom crusts together all around the rim to seal the pie.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2015

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