walk off with
Idioms-
Also, walk away with . Win easily, as in Our team walked off with the pennant , or He expected a tough opponent, but to his surprise he walked away with first place . [First half of 1800s]
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Steal, as in Someone walked off with my suitcase . [Early 1700s]
Example Sentences
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"If he gets upset, oversensitive, or overstimulated, he could walk off with half a haircut, which then looks terrible," Al says.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
I even went so far as to purposefully walk off with strangers or get lost in supermarkets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
The Braves rallied from a four-run deficit and had a chance to walk off with the win in the ninth after pinch-runner Luke Williams stole second and third.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
But when the dust had settled and history had been made, it was USC, for the first time in 105 years, that would walk off with its heads hanging once again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2021
“And break it out? and walk off with it for a hundred yards?” demanded Matthewson, a Bonanza King, he of the seven hundred vaunt.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
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