run\ away\ with

run\ away\ with
v
1a. To take quickly and secretly, especially without permission; steal.

A thief ran away with Grandma's silver teapot.

Syn.: make off
1b. To go away with; elope.

Mary said that if her parents wouldn't let her marry Phil, she would run away with him.

1c. To take hold of; seize.

The boys thought they saw a ghost in the old house last night; they let their imagination run away with them.

Compare: get the better of
2. To be much better or more noticeable than others in; win easily.

Our team ran away with the game in the last half.

The fat comedian ran away with the TV show.

Compare: steal the show

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  • run away with — {v.} 1a. To take quickly and secretly, especially without permission; steal. * /A thief ran away with Grandma s silver teapot./ Syn.: MAKE OFF. 1b. To go away with; elope. * /Mary said that if her parents wouldn t let her marry Phil, she would… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • run away with — {v.} 1a. To take quickly and secretly, especially without permission; steal. * /A thief ran away with Grandma s silver teapot./ Syn.: MAKE OFF. 1b. To go away with; elope. * /Mary said that if her parents wouldn t let her marry Phil, she would… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • run away with — phrasal 1. to take away in haste or secretly; especially steal 2. to outshine the others in (as a theatrical performance) 3. to carry or drive beyond prudent or reasonable limits < your imagination ran away with you > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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