drive off

drive off
 n.— «Fort Payne authorities were still searching Wednesday for the driver who fatally struck a gas station owner to avoid paying for gas. Husain “Tony” Caddi was killed Friday in the drive off at his Texaco station.» —“Police still searching for suspect in fatal gas station drive off” in Fort Payne, Ala. Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, Ga.) Aug. 24, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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