run off phrasal verb ( see also ↑ run )
1 . to leave a place or person in a way that people disapprove of:
Amy’s husband had run off and left her with two children to bring up.
2 . run something ↔ off to quickly print several copies of something:
I’ll run off a few more copies before the meeting.
3 . run somebody off something to force someone to leave a place:
Someone tried to run me off the road.
Smith had run them off his property with a rifle.
4 . run something ↔ off to write a speech, poem, piece of music etc quickly and easily:
He could run off a five-page essay in an hour.
5 . run off at the mouth American English informal to talk too much
6 . run something ↔ off to get rid of weight by running:
I’m trying to run off some of my excess fat!