to leave quickly, especially after doing something wrong
Did the thief, or thieves, make off with anything else, or did they come solely to remove my son's ring?
I take Johnny's hand again, and start to make off away from Arnie, towards the path that backs on to Court Ridge.
The kids made off when they heard us coming.
There was two of them to ever one of us, and some of'em grab Elrick-Ann an " make off down that alley while the rest keep us busy.
Which meant - which meant that somebody, the Young Chief or somebody, had paid the Greens to make off with Elrick-Ann.
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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