walk off with

walk off with
Australian Slang
remove without permission; steal;
2. win, as in a competition;
3. outdo one's competitors; win easily

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  • walk off with — index hold up (rob), jostle (pickpocket), poach Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • walk off with — Synonyms and related words: abstract, and, annex, appropriate, bag, boost, borrow, breeze, carry by storm, cop, crib, defraud, embezzle, extort, filch, hook, lift, make off with, nip, palm, pilfer, pinch, poach, purloin, romp home, run away with …   Moby Thesaurus

  • walk off with — verb 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… …   Wiktionary

  • walk off with — See: WALK AWAY WITH …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • walk off with — See: WALK AWAY WITH …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • walk off with — phrasal 1. a. to steal and take away b. to take over unexpectedly from someone else ; steal 1d < walked off with the show > 2. to win or gain especially by outdoing one s competitors without difficulty …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • walk away with — or[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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • walk away with — or[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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Walk off with — remove without permission; steal; 2. win, as in a competition; 3. outdo one s competitors; win easily …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • walk off with — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. take, appropriate, pick up; see steal …   English dictionary for students

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