make off with

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make off with

verb makes off with · making off with · made off with

  1. transitive To steal (something) and flee. "Supposing now that some of them were to slip into the boat at night and cut the cable, and make off with her? That would be a pretty go, that would."
  2. To run away together with someone.
  3. transitive To capture (someone) and flee. "Gaston: The Beast will make off with your children! He'll come after them in the night!"

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verb steal something and flee

Españolarramblar, arranchar
Deutschsich davonmachen mit, sich aus dem Staub machen mit

verb run away together with someone

Deutschsich davonmachen mit, sich aus dem Staub machen mit

verb capture someone and flee

Deutschsich davonmachen mit, sich aus dem Staub machen mit

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"make off with." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/make%20off%20with. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{make_off_with_2026,
  title = {make off with},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/make%20off%20with},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}