walk off with
Idioms-
Also, walk away with . Win easily, as in Our team walked off with the pennant , or He expected a tough opponent, but to his surprise he walked away with first place . [First half of 1800s]
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Steal, as in Someone walked off with my suitcase . [Early 1700s]
Example Sentences
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It would leave Kelly looking over his shoulder, hiring a private detective and wondering how anyone outside the tightknit beekeeping community could walk off with a living hive.
From Seattle Times
The 6-foot-5, 231-pound receiver was helped to his feet and tried to walk off with assistance from a trainer.
From Washington Times
Now they are asking: Why should we play for free and put our health at risk just so a bunch of paper pushers can walk off with more millions?
From Washington Post
"If it's a complete stranger taking your drill, well, there's a small chance that he might just walk off with it," he says.
From Salon
Equifax basically left all our data out on the lawn for anyone to walk off with -- the upshot of failing to encrypt the databases that store some of the most sensitive details of our lives.
From Los Angeles Times
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