waltz off with

waltz off with
phrasal
: to win (as a prize) especially by beating one's opponents easily

waltzed off with several honors in this category — Lois Long

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ˌwaltz ˈoff with [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they waltz off with he/she/it waltzes off with present participle waltzing off with past tense waltzed off with past participle waltzed off with] informal phrasal verb
to take something without asking permission

Someone has just waltzed off with my drink.

Thesaurus: to take something away from someonesynonym
Main entry: waltz

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waltz off with [phrasal verb]
waltz off with (something)
1 chiefly US : to take or get (something, such as a prize) easily

The actress waltzed off with several awards.

2 chiefly Brit : to take (something) that belongs to someone else

She waltzed off with my keys.

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Main Entry:waltz

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • waltz off with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms waltz off with : present tense I/you/we/they waltz off with he/she/it waltzes off with present participle waltzing off with past tense waltzed off with past participle waltzed off with informal waltz off with… …   English dictionary

  • waltz off (with something) — ˌwaltz ˈoff (with sth/sb) derived (informal) to leave a place or person in a way that is very annoying, often taking sth that is not yours • He just waltzed off with my car! Main entry: ↑waltzderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • waltz off (with somebody) — ˌwaltz ˈoff (with sth/sb) derived (informal) to leave a place or person in a way that is very annoying, often taking sth that is not yours • He just waltzed off with my car! Main entry: ↑waltzderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • waltz off with — to take, get or win easily My favorite team waltzed off with the championship again last night …   Idioms and examples

  • waltz off (with something) — in. to take something away easily. □ The thieves waltzed off with a giant screen television in broad daylight. □ They just picked the thing up and waltzed off. Nobody asked them any questions …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • walk off with — Synonyms and related words: abstract, and, annex, appropriate, bag, boost, borrow, breeze, carry by storm, cop, crib, defraud, embezzle, extort, filch, hook, lift, make off with, nip, palm, pilfer, pinch, poach, purloin, romp home, run away with …   Moby Thesaurus

  • waltz — waltz1 [wo:ls US wo:lts] n [Date: 1700 1800; : German; Origin: walzer, from walzen to roll, dance ] 1.) a fairly slow dance with a regular pattern of three beats 2.) a piece of music intended for this type of dance ▪ a Strauss waltz waltz 2… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • waltz — waltz1 [ wɔlts ] noun the waltz a dance in which a pair of dancers turns continuously while moving around the dance floor a. count the music for doing the waltz: The orchestra played a waltz. waltz waltz 2 [ wɔlts ] verb 1. ) intransitive or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • waltz — 1 noun (C) 1 a fairly slow dance with a strong regular beat 2 a piece of music intended for this type of dance: a Strauss waltz 2 verb 1 (I) to dance a waltz 2 (intransitive + adv/prep always) informal to walk somewhere calmly and confidently (+… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • waltz — I UK [wɔːls] / US [wɔlts] noun Word forms waltz : singular waltz plural waltzes the waltz a) [singular] a dance in which a pair of dancers turns continuously while moving around the dance floor b) [countable] the music for doing the waltz The… …   English dictionary

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