skip off

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.

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The attempt skipped off the senior attackman, and rolled harmlessly into the net for his fourth goal. — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026 Ryan worked around a pair of runners in both the fourth and seventh innings, skipping off the mound after getting Drew Romo to swing at a sweeper for strike three to get out of the seventh unscathed. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026 Sabbi ran onto a loose ball just outside the 6-yard box and his first-touch shot skipped off the bottom of the crossbar to open the scoring in the 13th minute. — ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 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. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for skip off

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“Skip off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skip%20off. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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