skip off
phrasal verb
skipped off; skipping off; skips off
British, informal
: to leave a place quickly in a secret and improper way
They skipped off before the check arrived.
She skipped off with all the money.
Examples of skip off in a Sentence
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Bosa pushed Seahawks right tackle Abraham Lucas into Darnold in the pocket, the ball came loose, Bosa pounced on it, and a few minutes later, Purdy skipped off into the visitors’ tunnel with his first win as a $265 million quarterback.
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Pugs fesses up about Slurp and skips off for his punishment.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The next batter, third baseman Caleb Durbin, hit a single to left that skipped off the glove of left fielder Austin Hays.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
However, with Dracula performances beginning February 4, Cassel and Kenwright are cognizant of the fact that Erivo may need to skip off to one or two awards shows and are making provision in the show’s performance schedule should that eventually arise.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 12 May 2025
His shot hit a CC player in front, then skipped off the ice and past Tigers goalie Kaidan Mbereko.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
The ball skipped off Evan Carter’s glove and rolled toward the fence as Greene raced home.
—Field Level Media, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2024
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Pugs fesses up about Slurp and skips off for his punishment.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The next batter, third baseman Caleb Durbin, hit a single to left that skipped off the glove of left fielder Austin Hays.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
However, with Dracula performances beginning February 4, Cassel and Kenwright are cognizant of the fact that Erivo may need to skip off to one or two awards shows and are making provision in the show’s performance schedule should that eventually arise.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 12 May 2025
His shot hit a CC player in front, then skipped off the ice and past Tigers goalie Kaidan Mbereko.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
The ball skipped off Evan Carter’s glove and rolled toward the fence as Greene raced home.
—Field Level Media, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Skip off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skip%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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