run off with

Verb

Meaning

(idiomatic, transitive) To steal or abscond with.
He ran off with my wallet.

(idiomatic, transitive) To elope; to leave with (someone) with the intention of living with them or marrying them.
The chief accountant has run off with his secretary!

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

thieve purloin

Antonyms

obtain

Examples

Plot Private detectives Sam Spade and Miles Archer are hired by an attractive young woman, "Miss Wonderly", to follow a man, Floyd Thursby, who has allegedly run off with her younger sister, Corinne. Source: Internet

Ben: “Any chance I can ditch these crazies and run off with Alex Morgan? Source: Internet

Torn between his devotion to the church and his desire to run off with Averill, he prays fervently for guidance, and for God to give him a Sign. Source: Internet

Luis discovers Julia has run off with nearly all of his fortune, and then teams up with a detective, Walter Downs ( Thomas Jane ), hired by Emily to find her real sister Julia. Source: Internet

Their reacquaintance is cut short, however, by the news that Lydia has run off with Mr. Wickham. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

run off at the mouth run off one's mouth run off someone's mouth run on run on all fours run on empty