away with

away with
away with
To run away with
make

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I
said as an exhortation to overcome or be rid of something; let us be rid of

away with poverty!

II away (or off or out, etc.) with
used in exhortations to take or send someone or something away, in, out, etc

off with his head


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  • Away with — Away A*way , adv. [AS. aweg, anweg, onweg; on on + weg way.] 1. From a place; hence. [1913 Webster] The sound is going away. Shak. [1913 Webster] Have me away, for I am sore wounded. 2 Chron. xxxv. 23. [1913 Webster] 2. Absent; gone; at a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Away with — Away A*way , adv. [AS. aweg, anweg, onweg; on on + weg way.] 1. From a place; hence. [1913 Webster] The sound is going away. Shak. [1913 Webster] Have me away, for I am sore wounded. 2 Chron. xxxv. 23. [1913 Webster] 2. Absent; gone; at a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • away with the fairies —    Someone who is away with the fairies is in such a dreamy state that they are not totally in touch with reality and give the impression of being slightly mad.     It s no use trying to explain the problem to her she s away with the fairies! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • away with the fairies — adjective (to be) not with it, dreaming, not all there Now, I know the story is away with the fairies, but he produces a body and I take him down to the station to talk to the detectives …   Wiktionary

  • away with — 1. Take away, put out of the way, destroy. 2. Bear, endure, tolerate, get on with …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • To make away with — Away A*way , adv. [AS. aweg, anweg, onweg; on on + weg way.] 1. From a place; hence. [1913 Webster] The sound is going away. Shak. [1913 Webster] Have me away, for I am sore wounded. 2 Chron. xxxv. 23. [1913 Webster] 2. Absent; gone; at a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • away with you! — get out of here!, go away! …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Away with the fairies — 1. daydreaming; 2. mentally unsound or eccentric; 3. not in touch with reality; 4. incapacitated by alcohol …   Dictionary of Australian slang

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