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whip away

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whip away

To remove and escort someone or something from some place or take someone or something away from someone in a very hurried or aggressive manner. Security forces whipped the president away after the first gunshots were heard. After giving the journalists a very brief glimpse at the prototype, the company whipped it away back into their lab. The police officer whipped the parent away from her children.
See also: away, whip
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whip something away (from someone)

to jerk something away from someone suddenly. The mugger whipped Sally's purse away from her and ran. The thief whipped away the purse.
See also: away, whip
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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References in periodicals archive
But let us hope that any new government does not whip away necessary funds as any cutbacks are imposed.
After throwing his whip away in disgust, the jockey walked away, only to burst into tears as the magnitude of his loss sank in.
At the first sign of a chill in the air they efficiently whip away summer throws and cushions, replacing them with warmer ones which had of course been carefully stored away, clean and pressed.
He added: "It is a balancing act between wanting to be as responsive as possible but trying to avoid creating a reduction we are going to have to whip away from people within a few months."
Not that he saw much of his starter, as the daughters were poised with forks to whip away the fancy fanned bits of melon.
Karsh was given only two minutes to take his picture when Winnie visited Canada in 1941 and, as a result, the first thing he did was to whip away Churchill's ever-present cigar.
Good luck to him, and if it turns out to be a struggle, at least the Jockey Club isn't likely to whip away his licence, which would probably have happened in Hong Kong if Chapple-Hyam had decided to apply for its renewal.
"We eventually realised that the key to him was that he did not like being hit, so we keep the whip away from him these days."
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