make off

British  

verb

1. (intr, adverb) to go or run away in haste

2. to steal or abduct

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make off Idioms  

1. Depart in haste, run away, as in The cat took one look at Richard and made off . [c. 1700]

2. 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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Example Sentences

When he hit free agency again, Seattle scooped him up—and made off with the Lombardi Trophy.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ratatoska nodded, her face set with sadness, and made off at a run.

From Literature

Or making off with a big pile of cash.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I just sent it but I thought there's no way they could tax the amount of money I've made off this," she says.

From BBC

Hundreds of Thanksgiving turkeys intended for hungry families are missing after a thief made off with a box truck filled with the frozen birds in Lake Elsinore, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times