What does the phrasal verb “make away with” mean? Explore the meaning and usage of the phrasal verb “make away with“, illustrated with examples:
Definition
1. To escape with something that you have stolen.
2. To kill, destroy, or get rid of.
Example(s)
1. The thieves made away with all the family savings.
2. It is my money that those rascals made away with.
3. A woman is recovering at a city hospital after being attacked by unknown assailants who made away with her white Mercedes.
4. Amongst others confined here is the wife, or rather the widow, of a Governor of Mexico, who made away with her husband.
5. The bandits wanted to make away with her.
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