make off with
Abscond carrying loot
To make off with something is to steal it and leave quickly, or more broadly, to take something and depart: The burglars made off with the silverware.
The phrase implies successful escape with the goods rather than getting caught in the act.
- snatchRapid forceful taking
- grab and runSwift theft with escape
- carry offExecute successfully
- abscondFlee to avoid capture
- embezzleSteal funds in custody
clean out · abduct · appropriate · purloin · burgle · filch · five-finger discount · spirit away · loot · nick · kidnap · pilfer · steal · swipe · nab · heist · skedaddle · take
possession transfer
make off withreturn
Go back again
give back · restore · surrender · relinquish · hand over
retention vs acquisition
make off withleave behind
Depart without taking
abandon · let go of · part with · relinquish · give up
make, with, within, made, without, maker, making, withdraw, remake