go off with somebody

go off with somebody
ˌgo ˈoff with sb derived
to leave your husband, wife, partner, etc. in order to have a relationship with sb else

He went off with his best friend's wife.

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  • get off with somebody — ˌget ˈoff with sb derived (informal, especially BrE) to have a sexual or romantic experience with sb; to start a sexual relationship with sb • Steve got off with Tracey at the party. Main entry: ↑getderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • cop off (with somebody) — ˌcop ˈoff (with sb) f2 derived (BrE, slang) to start a sexual or romantic experience with sb • Who did he cop off with at the party? Main entry: ↑copderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • browned off (with somebody) — ˌbrowned ˈoff (with sb/sth) idiom (BrE, informal) bored, unhappy and/or annoyed Syn: ↑fed up • By now the passengers were getting browned off with the delay …   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

  • pair somebody off (with somebody) — ˌpair ˈoff (with sb) | ˌpair sbˈoff (with sb) derived to come together, especially in order to have a romantic relationship; to bring two people together for this purpose • It seemed that all her friends were pairing off. • He s always trying to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hit it off (with somebody) — hit it ˈoff (with sb) idiom (informal) to have a good friendly relationship with sb • We hit it off straight away. Main entry: ↑hitidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • have it off (with somebody) — have it ˈoff/aˈway (with sb) idiom (BrE, slang) to have sex with sb Main entry: ↑haveidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • run off with somebody — …   Useful english dictionary

  • run away with somebody — ˌrun aˈway/ˈoff with sb | ˌrun aˈway/ˈoff (together) derived to leave home, your husband, wife, etc. in order to have a relationship with another person • She ran away with her boss. • She and her boss ran away together. Main entry: ↑run …   Useful english dictionary

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