Phrase guide
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verb
To steal; to escape with ill-gotten gains.
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verb
To transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to dissipate.
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verb
To do away with; to destroy.
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Usage: obsolete
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verb
To be excused from punishment after committing (an offense).
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verb
To be excused from punishment after committing (an offense). College applicants can make away with a few office referrals and maybe a detention, but students who have been suspended or expelled may not be accepted.
College applicants can make away with a few office referrals and maybe a detention, but students who have been suspended or expelled may not be accepted.
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History
From make away + with.
