charge off
1. Hurriedly depart, run away, as in After a few minutes, she charged off to the next exhibit. This term alludes to the military meaning of charge, "attack impetuously." [Early 1500s]
2. Also,
charge against. Consider or count as an accounting loss or expense, as in
I'm charging off this purchase to overhead, or
Let's charge the new computer against office supplies. [Late 1800s] Also see
write off.
3. Attribute to, blame something for, as in We can charge off these errors to inexperience.