go off with
idiom
1
chiefly British
: to leave (a spouse, partner, etc.) in order to live with and have a sexual relationship with (someone)
He left his wife and went off with some young thing.
2
: to take away (something that belongs to someone else) : to steal
Someone went off with my wallet.
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To prove the jetlets go off with enough power and are prevalent enough to account for the solar wind, the researchers did a rough calculation.
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Katrina Miller, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2023
The fourth and final season of this groundbreaking series is sure to go off with a bang.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2022
Returning from its two-year pandemic break, the fest appeared to go off with few issues.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 31 May 2022
Thankfully, Kelly and Molly are more than happy to go off with Nathan’s friends and entertain themselves.
—Cate Young, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2021
Chadli then had to go off with what appeared to be a hamstring injury after being on the field for only about five minutes.
—CiarÁn Fahey, ajc, 2 July 2021
Thunder Over Louisville will light up the area next weekend, with the annual air show and fireworks spectacle set to go off with a few changes this year.
—Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2021
Would two chimps with the hots for each other go off with the rifle, the fishing gear, and the food, leaving the odd chimp out to stay behind and die? .
—Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2021
These days, when a major transaction involves Chinese investment, alarm bells go off with ministers.
—Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2020
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Katrina Miller, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2023
The fourth and final season of this groundbreaking series is sure to go off with a bang.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2022
Returning from its two-year pandemic break, the fest appeared to go off with few issues.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 31 May 2022
Thankfully, Kelly and Molly are more than happy to go off with Nathan’s friends and entertain themselves.
—Cate Young, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2021
Chadli then had to go off with what appeared to be a hamstring injury after being on the field for only about five minutes.
—CiarÁn Fahey, ajc, 2 July 2021
Thunder Over Louisville will light up the area next weekend, with the annual air show and fireworks spectacle set to go off with a few changes this year.
—Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2021
Would two chimps with the hots for each other go off with the rifle, the fishing gear, and the food, leaving the odd chimp out to stay behind and die? .
—Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2021
These days, when a major transaction involves Chinese investment, alarm bells go off with ministers.
—Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2020
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