make away with

持ち逃げする、盗み去る

物を盗んで、そのまま持ち去ること。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： make away with something (The thieves made away with our computers.)

類義語： make off with, steal

よく使う表現： make away with something, make away with cash

処分する、使い果たす

譲ったり売ったり使い果たしたりして、手元になくすこと。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： make away with something (He made away with his inheritance within a year.)

類義語： dispose of, dissipate

反対語： retain

よく使う表現： make away with property, make away with money

罰を免れる、おとがめなしで済む

悪いことをしても罰を受けずに済むこと。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： make away with something/doing something (He made away with breaking a few minor rules.)

類義語： get away with

よく使う表現： make away with cheating, make away with something, make away with misconduct