sweep off



sweep off

to exit quickly. He stopped only briefly, then swept off again. Mary swept off, leaving Ted standing there confused.
See also: off, sweep

sweep something off (of) something

 and sweep something off
to remove something by sweeping. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) The waiter swept the crumbs off the tablecloth. He swept off the crumbs.
See also: off, sweep

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Erebus-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Spyro-Greek
Anatolyah-nah-TO-leeyRussian
Kinneret-Hebrew
Junior['dʒu:njə]
Martyn-Welsh, Ukrainian