make away with

llevarse, robar

Robar algo y marcharse llevándoselo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: make away with something (The thieves made away with our computers.)

Sinónimos: make off with, steal

Expresiones frecuentes: make away with something, make away with cash

deshacerse de, dilapidar

Dar, vender o gastar algo hasta dejar de tenerlo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: make away with something (He made away with his inheritance within a year.)

Sinónimos: dispose of, dissipate

Antónimos: retain

Expresiones frecuentes: make away with property, make away with money

salirse con la suya, quedar impune

Hacer algo malo sin recibir castigo por ello.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: make away with something/doing something (He made away with breaking a few minor rules.)

Sinónimos: get away with

Expresiones frecuentes: make away with cheating, make away with something, make away with misconduct