make away with

mit etwas davonmachen, stehlen

Etwas stehlen und damit verschwinden.

In einfachem Englisch: To steal something and leave with it.

• Someone made away with my bag.
• The burglars made away with valuable paintings.
• Did they make away with all the cash?

So benutzt man es: make away with something (The thieves made away with our computers.)

Synonyme: make off with, steal

Häufige Wendungen: make away with something, make away with cash

veräußern, verprassen

Etwas weggeben, verkaufen oder verbrauchen, bis man es nicht mehr besitzt.

In einfachem Englisch: To give away, sell, or spend something until you no longer have it.

• He made away with his fortune.
• She made away with the estate to pay her debts.
• They had made away with most of their possessions.

So benutzt man es: make away with something (He made away with his inheritance within a year.)

Synonyme: dispose of, dissipate

Gegenteile: retain

Häufige Wendungen: make away with property, make away with money

ungestraft davonkommen

Etwas Unrechtes tun, ohne dafür bestraft zu werden.

In einfachem Englisch: To do something wrong without being punished for it.

• He made away with cheating once.
• She made away with a minor offence because it was her first.
• You cannot always make away with breaking the rules.

So benutzt man es: make away with something/doing something (He made away with breaking a few minor rules.)

Synonyme: get away with

Häufige Wendungen: make away with cheating, make away with something, make away with misconduct