make off
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make off — index abscond, avoid (evade), flee Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make off — v. (d; intr.) to make off with ( to steal and take away ) (the thieves made off with the silverware) * * * [ meɪk ɒf] (d; intr.) to make off with (the thieves made off with the silverware; to steal and take away ) … Combinatory dictionary
make off — PHRASAL VERB If you make off, you leave somewhere as quickly as possible, often in order to escape. [V P] They broke free and made off in a stolen car. Syn: leave … English dictionary
make off with — index carry away, despoil, hijack, hold up (rob), loot, pilfer, poach Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
make off with — PHRASAL VERB If you make off with something, you steal it and take it away with you. [V P P n] Masked robbers broke in and made off with $8,000 … English dictionary
make off with — phr verb Make off with is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑robber, ↑thief … Collocations dictionary
make off — {v.} To go away; run away; leave. * /When the deer saw the hunter it made off at once./ * /A thief stopped John on a dark street and made off with his wallet./ Compare: TAKE OFF … Dictionary of American idioms
make off — {v.} To go away; run away; leave. * /When the deer saw the hunter it made off at once./ * /A thief stopped John on a dark street and made off with his wallet./ Compare: TAKE OFF … Dictionary of American idioms
make\ off — v To go away; run away; leave. When the deer saw the hunter it made off at once. A thief stopped John on a dark street and made off with his wallet. Compare: take off … Словарь американских идиом
make off — Syn: run away/off, take to one s heels, flee, take off, take flight, bolt; informal clear off/out, beat it, split, scram; Brit.; informal scarper, do a runner; N.Amer.; informal take a powder; Austral. / NZ; informal shoot through … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
make off — verb To run away; to exit [H]e was so frightened, being new to the sight, that he made off again, and never stopped until he had run a mile or more … Wiktionary
