walk off with

walk off with
a) To steal, especially by surreptitiously removing an unguarded item.

While Mike Donovan was engaged in his contest with Paul, his companion had quietly walked off with the shirt.

b) To win, as in a contest and especially without significant effort.

I went looking for Red Denny, the head canvas-man, who had walked off with my pocket-knife.


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  • walk off with — ► walk off with (or away with) informal 1) steal. 2) win. Main Entry: ↑walk …   English terms dictionary

  • walk off with — (something) to take something without asking. Who walked off with my drink? …   New idioms dictionary

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  • walk off with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms walk off with : present tense I/you/we/they walk off with he/she/it walks off with present participle walking off with past tense walked off with past participle walked off with 1) walk off with something to… …   English dictionary

  • walk off with — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone walks off with something that does not belong to them, they take it without permission. [INFORMAL] [V P P n] I ll bet you walked off with my coat, too. Syn: go off with 2) PHRASAL VERB If you walk off with something… …   English dictionary

  • walk off with — phrasal 1. a. : to steal and take away a sneak thief who walked off with $35,000 New York Times b. : to take over unexpectedly from someone else : steal II 1g a bit player who walked off with the show 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • walk off with (or away with) — informal 1》 steal. 2》 win. → walk …   English new terms dictionary

  • walk off with something — walk off with (something) to take something without asking. Who walked off with my drink? …   New idioms dictionary

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