| carry away |
to cause a strong reaction or emotions in. |
| clear away |
to get away; escape. |
| die away |
of a sound, to reduce in volume gradually. |
| do away with |
to get rid of or stop; no longer continue. [2 definitions] |
| explain away |
to make less important by explaining. |
| fool away |
to waste or squander. |
| get away |
to escape and become free. [3 definitions] |
| get away with |
to avoid being caught or punished for doing something. |
| get away with murder |
(informal) to avoid punishment for wrongdoing, or avoid detection of such, even if the wrongdoing is serious (generally used metaphorically rather than literally). |
| get carried away |
to become excited, agitated, or enthusiastic to the point that one goes too far in one's speech or actions, losing the ability to see logically what is real, practical, or sufficient. |
| give away |
to give for free instead of selling; give as a gift. [2 definitions] |
| pass away |
(polite) to die. |
| put away |
to return (something) to the place where it usually stays or where it can't be seen. [4 definitions] |
| right away |
at once; immediately. |
| run away |
to secretly leave a place where one is staying because of feeling unhappy or unsafe (usu. fol. by "from"). [3 definitions] |
| sleep-away |
of or pertaining to a place, especially a recreational camp for children, where one stays overnight, usually for several days. |
| spirit away |
to remove secretly or mysteriously. |
| square away |
to put in order; arrange properly. |
| stow away |
a person who hides on a ship, airplane, or train. |
| straight away |
at this very moment; immediately. |