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run off with

To leave with someone with the intention of living with them or marrying them. Usually in secret because other people think it is wrong.
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The chief accountant has run off with his secretary!

Submitted on September 02, 2012

Modified on July 27, 2021

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run off withTo steal or abscond.
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How to pronounce this phrase?

  1. Alex
    US English
    Daniel
    British
    Karen
    Australian
    Veena
    Indian

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