make off

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to escape or leave quickly, often taking something away

   Phrasal verb · Intransitive

   make off / make off with something

   Usage: Make off has no direct object. With can introduce something taken while escaping: make off with a bag.

   The fox made off with a sandwich before anyone could catch it.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The fox made off with a sandwich before anyone could catch it.

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