run off with

verb

ran off with; running off with; runs off with

transitive verb

1

disapproving : to leave a person or place in order to live with and have a sexual relationship with (someone) : run away with

He left his partner and ran off with his lover.

2

: to leave a place with (something that one does not own) : run away with, steal

The accountant ran off with millions.

3

: to win (something) very easily : run away with

… the Patriots ran off with the game from there.

—Bill Pennington

Examples of run off with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Another Colorado resident reported that a bear had run off with a cooler of beer, and bears in that state have been observed biting into beer cans, Mr. Livingston said. —Emily Anthes, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2