walk off with

walk off with
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "walk off with":
present tense I/you/we/they walk off with he/she/it walks off with present participle walking off with past tense walked off with past participle walked off with
1) walk off with something to steal something

You can't just walk off with his jacket.

2) walk off with something to win something easily

Maybe she'll walk off with the first prize!


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