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

"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

Penelope put down her pole and made off at a trot, for by now she knew that walking was no way for a sailor to obey a summons from the captain.

From Literature

He is believed to have made off on foot into an alleyway beside the house.

From BBC

But when they opened the door to try to make off with the car, his private security—an armed former New York City police officer—was sitting in the front seat.

From The Wall Street Journal