walk off with

walk off with
index hold up (rob), jostle (pickpocket), poach

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  • walk\ off\ with — • walk away with • walk off with v 1. To take and go away with; take away; often: steal. When Father went to work, he accidentally walked off with Mother s umbrella. How can a thief walk off with a safe in broad daylight? 2. To take, get, or win… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • walk off with — • walk away with • walk off with take and go away with, take away, steal Someone walked away with the computer from the library last night …   Idioms and examples

  • 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

  • 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

  • walk off with — walk away with 1) informal she walked off with my wallet See steal 1. 1) 2) he walked off with four awards Syn: win easily, win hands down, attain, earn, gain, garner, receive, acquire, s …   Thesaurus of popular words

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