- ˌmake ˈoff with sth
- phrasal verb
to leave with something that you have stolenThey made off with our television.[/ex]
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ˌmake ˈoff with sth
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pass sb off as sth — UK US pass sth/sb off as sth/sb Phrasal Verb with pass({{}}/pɑːs/ US /pæs/ verb ► to try to make people believe that someone or something is other than what they are: »They were trying to pass off these shirts as genuine Armani … Financial and business terms
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