make off
Britishverb
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(intr, adverb) to go or run away in haste
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to steal or abduct
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Depart in haste, run away, as in The cat took one look at Richard and made off . [c. 1700]
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make off with . Take something away; also, steal something, as in I can't write it down; Tom made off with my pen , or The burglars made off with the stereo and computer as well as jewelry . [Early 1800s]
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