measure something off

I measured off a space between two fingers.

I opened to the map and began measuring off distances.

Donal measured off a section of one wall and set his torchmen to work.

Trust me, child, such things must shrink very much, before they can be measured off in that way.

He measured off a fraction of an inch with his fingers.

I went to the map and measured off some distances.

Beside each stood a marker, measured off in inches.

To put their findings to a practical test, they measured off a 100-meter course and waited for it to rain.

The reason is that a number of countries had taken further measures off their own bats.

Ernst measured off a third of his portion and gave it to her.