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away British & World English

to or at a distance from a particular place or person

be away in be British & World English

leave or set out at once

bash on or away in bash British & World English

continue despite difficulties

come away in come British & World English

be left with a specified feeling, impression, or result after doing something

fire away in fire British & World English

used to give someone permission to begin speaking, typically to ask questions

keep away or keep someone away in keep British & World English

stay away (or make someone stay away)

peg away in peg British & World English

work hard at or try to achieve something over a long period

play away in play British & World English

play a sports fixture on an opponent’s ground

run away in run British & World English

escape from a place, person, or situation

run off in run British & World English

leave one’s home or current partner in order to establish a relationship with someone else

slip away in slip1 British & World English

depart without saying goodbye; leave quietly or surreptitiously

stow away in stow British & World English

conceal oneself on a ship, aircraft, or other passenger vehicle in order to travel secretly or without paying the fare

tail off or away in tail1 British & World English

gradually diminish in amount, strength, or intensity

walk away in walk British & World English

casually or irresponsibly withdraw from a situation in which one is involved or for which one is responsible

away or off or out etc. with in with British & World English

used in exhortations to take or send someone or something away, in, out, etc.

break away in break1 British & World English

escape from someone’s hold

going-away British & World English

marking or celebrating a departure

gone away! in gone British & World English

a huntsman’s cry, indicating that a fox has been started

rattle on/away in rattle British & World English

talk rapidly and at length, especially in an inane way

away message British & World English

a voice or text message directed to callers of a cellular phone whose owner cannot answer

bang away at in bang1 British & World English

do something in a persistent or dogged way

blow someone away in blow1 British & World English

kill someone using a firearm

be cast away in cast1 British & World English

be stranded after a shipwreck

chip away at in chip British & World English

gradually and relentlessly make something smaller or weaker

eat something away or eat away at in eat British & World English

erode or destroy something gradually

far and away in far British & World English

by a very large amount

give someone away in give British & World English

reveal the true identity of someone

go-away bird British & World English

a crested long-tailed African bird of the turaco family, with mainly grey plumage and a call that resembles the words ‘go away’

pipe something away in pipe British & World English

give a signal for a boat to start

put someone away in put British & World English

confine someone in a prison or psychiatric hospital

salt something away in salt British & World English

secretly store or put by something, especially money

shut someone/thing away in shut British & World English

keep someone or something inside a place so as not to be seen or contacted by other people

sign something away/over in sign British & World English

officially relinquish rights or property by signing a deed

take something away in take British & World English

buy food at a cafe or restaurant for eating elsewhere

tuck something away in tuck British & World English

store something in a secure place

be tucked away in tuck British & World English

be located in an inconspicuous or concealed place

turn someone away in turn British & World English

refuse to allow someone to enter or pass through a place