run away with

1. Also, run off with . Hurriedly make off with someone or something, as in She ran away with the boy next door , or The children ran off with the ball . [Early 1600s]

2. Win handily, as in The film ran away with all the important awards . [Early 1800s]

3. Get the better of, as in Sometimes his enthusiasm runs away with him . [Late 1600s]

Example Sentences

Growing frustrated with issues in Britt’s personal life, McCarthy tweaked her birth certificate on his typewriter so she could run away with him to Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times

In any other season — one that didn’t include a historic debut from Pittsburgh pitcher Paul Skenes — Merrill would have run away with rookie of the year.

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When we started filming, I remember we were going to have to run away with an explosion going off behind us.

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“Hopefully we run away with the division in September. But at the same time, I want this team to kind of face these games. This way, we’ll know how to win these one-run games, tight games … This is really important for us to have.”

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USC coach Lincoln Riley made a point Tuesday to note that Moss didn’t run away with the job after entering camp with a significant lead over Nevada Las Vegas transfer Jayden Maiava.

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Related Words

• capture
• hijack
• seize
• snatch
• steal