go away with something

Definition

Phrasal Verb: - To take something and leave with it, often without permission or in a way that is not easily reversed: "go away with something" means to depart from a place or situation while carrying, possessing, or having achieved something, frequently implying a sense of acquisition, theft, or lasting consequence.

Usage Examples

• (To depart while possessing something taken illicitly.)
• (To leave having achieved or obtained something.)
• (To escape or depart without facing repercussions for an action.)

Advanced Usage

• "to go away with something" (figurative): to adopt or retain a belief, impression, or idea after an experience.
  • I hope you go away with a better understanding of the subject after this lecture. (To leave having gained a new perspective or knowledge.)
• "to go away with something" (informal, implying escape): to get away with something, meaning to avoid punishment or negative outcome.
  • He thought he could go away with cheating on the test, but he was caught. (To avoid consequences for a wrongdoing.)

Variants and Related Words

• Go away (phrasal verb): to leave a place or depart.
  • Please go away; I need some time alone. (To depart from a location.)
• Get away with something (phrasal verb): to escape punishment or negative consequences for an action.
  • She got away with lying about her age. (To avoid being caught or penalized.)
• Walk away with something (phrasal verb): to win or obtain something easily or decisively.
  • He walked away with the championship trophy. (To achieve a victory or prize.)

Synonyms

• Make off with: to steal or take something and leave quickly.
  • The burglar made off with the cash. (To depart hurriedly with stolen goods.)
• Run away with: to take something and flee, often implying theft or elopement.
  • She ran away with the company's funds. (To abscond with something.)
• Abscond with: to secretly leave with something, especially stolen property.
  • The clerk absconded with the day's earnings. (To depart clandestinely with illicitly obtained items.)

Phrasal Verbs

• Go away (with something): to depart while possessing or having achieved something.
  • They went away with a new sense of purpose. (To leave having gained something intangible.)
• Go away (from): to leave a place or situation.
  • He went away from home at a young age. (To depart from a location or circumstance.)

Related Idioms

• Get away with murder: to escape punishment for a serious wrongdoing, often used hyperbolically.
  • That child gets away with murder because his parents never discipline him. (To avoid consequences for bad behaviour.)
• Make away with: to steal or destroy something.
  • The vandals made away with the garden statues. (To take or damage something illicitly.)
• Come away with: to leave a situation having obtained or learned something.
  • What did you come away with from the meeting? (To depart with a result or insight.)