run off with
Idioms-
Make off with; see run away with , def. 1.
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Capture or carry off, as in The debaters ran off with the state championship .
Example Sentences
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"He'd gone into the park and these three lads had run off with it and left him, the poor lad."
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024
Rameau said there is no chance she would run off with a stranger, and never told her friend that night she had met someone.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
Whose baby was it, and why on Earth did the parents think it was safe for a con artist to run off with such precious cargo?
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2023
The Rams are 2-3, competitive and fun to watch, especially with Kupp back, but they’re not good enough to seize and run off with opportunities against upper-echelon teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2023
“I’m astin’ you to marry me, not run off with me.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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