static <A> bool removeAll(Collection<A> a, Collection<A> b) {
  ret a != null && b != null && a.removeAll(b);
}

static <A, B> void removeAll(Map<A, B> a, Collection<A> b) {
  if (a != null && b != null)
    for (A x : b)
      a.remove(x);
}

static <A, B extends A> bool removeAll(Collection<A> c, B... b) {
  ret c != null && b != null && c.removeAll(Arrays.asList(b));
}

static <A, B> void removeAll(Map<A, B> a, A... b) {
  if (a != null && b != null)
    for (A x : b)
      a.remove(x);
}

Began life as a copy of #1011634