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How about to wean of?

OK, looks like that was too easy so nobody bit. Let’s start with the first one I stumbled on. To ‘lean’ yourself off of something would be either to bend yourself away from it, or to go lean on the fuel mix.

Since moving to the West Coast I have leaned off of red meat although I still eat poultry and seafood.
http://www.hollywoodholland.com/how-to- … ased-diet/

I was on meds for over 6 years. After graduation i leaned myself off of it all forever! [...] If you are on medication..get off of it now! its not worth it! lean yourself off, go get your rec, and be happy!! who wants to have side affects all your life?
Blazed gamerz

Otherwise, i’ve leaned myself off of them and try to do natural protien.
The protein shakes

I have already leaned myself off of watch TV/Movies, unless it’s with my family. I’ve also leaned myself off of playing PS3 games and what not. Now I’m trying to lean off of playing/using the computer.
Gamer bioware

The next one is not an eggcorn – just fun.

I have been on vicodin for years for back pain and have been wiening myself off for months
http://www.prohealth.com/me-cfs/blog/bo … ?id=340210

I’m wiening myself off the analogs as well. Its much easier to do once you find a juice you love.
Vaping juices from E-cigarette cartomizers

Number two—‘weaking’ yourself off of something, must refer to gradually reducing your fix.

I’ll keep working at weaking myself off of the salt. Glad to see I’m not the only one who prefers salty over sweet!:-D
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show … lty-snacks

I have a love/hate relationship with delay… it’s such a suckass crutch lame riff doubling flub covering two timing no good dirty sob but damn I have a hard time not using it when I have it at a gig… I am weaking myself off it with a nice leslie pedal. NOW I am over using and abusing that one
http://acapella.harmony-central.com/arc … 17645.html

Sadly, it’s a bit like a drug; you have to weak yourself off slowly.
Internet commenting is a monkey on my back

Being selective in your consumption or your habits leads to ‘weeding’ yourself off.

I’ve been weeding myself off of energy drinks and pop/soda/whatever the fuck YOU call it.
http://bbs.311.com/forum/archive/index. … 97b8131c05

It took me a long time to discover that weeding myself off of sugar, ice cream and bread would work wonders for my tummy
Being a mensch

Slowly I’ve been lowering the nicotine levels of the juice I vape, weeding myself off of nicotine has been EASY so far.
Vaping cherryCola

Finally, the one suggested by the title to this post: fighting successfully to ‘win’ yourself of temptation.

I had to think of something completely different when her email address or her name came into to my thoughts. For me it was the elephants on Winnie the pooh effluents weird and wacky … You know it started to do the trick. I started winning myself of her. Amen. I started building a better relationship again with my wife
Cybersinning

I wouldn’t even put my full name on fb, talk less of personal details. I’m gradually winning myself of it’s narcissistic inducing aura.
That evil facebook

for when you don’t actually need a hit of nicotine but are simply enjoying the hand to mouth motion of your e-cigarette…this will also help with the process winning yourself off nicotine all together.
those crazy ecigs again

OK, now the longer shot, a nonce.

me and my husband having been trying to get pregnant for the past 4 months ,ive been having somewhat regular periods we do both smoke cigs…but i am slowly wheeling myself off of them
http://www.babycenter.com/400_we-are-ha … 856_623.bc

“Leaning” is great—I hadn’t come up with that, and I agree it’s one of the best of Kem’s very impressive list.

I have/have had too much grading to participate, but I’d only come up with “winning” and “wiening” of the things that are on Kem’s list. I also found “whining” (which I think works okay) and “wining,” which may require more justification.

Oops: I was reading too fast; that was David’s own response to his challenge. Still an impressive list….

Last edited by patschwieterman (2011-11-09 15:54:10)

The mind, confronted by an archaic Anglo-Saxon word, is endlessly inventive. When the chickens want to leave the coop, vowels and consonants can’t keep them penned.

Last edited by kem (2011-11-09 17:14:16)