run off with (something)
run off with (something)
1. To flee with something that one has stolen. The kid ran off with a bunch of candy while her friend distracted the store owner.
2. To give the best performance and succeed handily in something. It was pretty even for the first half, but the Chargers ran off with the game after they got that interception in the third quarter. The whole production was great, but the woman who played Harriet ran off with the show, if you ask me.
See also: off, run
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
run off with someone or something
1. to take someone or something away, possibly running. (See also run off (with someone).) Fred ran off with Ken. They'll be back in a minute. Who ran off with my dictionary?
2. to capture and take away someone or something; to steal someone or something. The kidnappers ran off with little Valerie. The kids ran off with a whole box of candy, and the storekeeper is going to press charges.
See also: off, run
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
run off with
1. Make off with; see run away with, def. 1.
2. Capture or carry off, as in The debaters ran off with the state championship.
See also: off, run
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- run away with (something)
- store
- candy store
- be like a kid in a candy store
- devil (someone or something) for (something)
- devil for
- when (one's) back is turned
- when one's back is turned
- when your back is turned
- lose the thread