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go off with sth
— phrasal verb with go /ɡəʊ/
/ɡoʊ/ verb (present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone)Definition
› to take something without getting permission from the owner first: I do wish you'd stop going off with my car without asking me beforehand.StealingTaking and choosing
(Definition of go off with sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
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