roar away

roar away

1. To utter a loud, fierce, guttural cry in an unrestrained manner or for some prolonged period of time. The drunk stood on the corner roaring away, obviously incensed over something to which no one but himself was privy. We can always hear the lions roaring away whenever we walk past the zoo.
2. To depart at great speed while making a huge din. Typically said of a motor vehicle or someone riding within one. She called something out to me, but I couldn't quite make it out as the train roared away. The three burglars burst through the doors of the bank, their bags of money in tow, and roared away in a getaway car that was waiting for them in the alley.
See also: away, roar
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

roar away

to speed away, making a loud clamor. The car roared away into the night with tires screeching. The train roared away, carrying Andy to Canada.
See also: away, roar
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • roar at
  • roar at (someone or something)
  • roar out
  • whiskey voice
  • moan with
  • moan with (something)
  • growl
  • growl at
  • growl at (someone or something)
  • whiskey tenor
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The emergency services were excellent throughout too." Tony, a regular at the pub for 20 years, didn't see the people who shot him but heard the motorbike roar away into the night.
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Just a lion's roar away from the West Midlands Safari Park at Bewdley, Rock Cottage has more than one exotic neighbour - though they all keep their distance.
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The black Porsche 911 Carrera then drove along the A27 and 30 minutes later an off-duty police officer saw it pull into a lay-by near Shoreham, West Sussex, and roar away leaving the animal's mutilated body behind.
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Obviously excessive speeding is highly dangerous, and it's worrying to hear the noise of cars being revved up by young men leaving pubs and burning up rubber as they roar away. Of course such behaviour is a menace to our safety.
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