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run off

To write something quickly.
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Shakespeare could run off a play in just a couple of days.

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Submitted on October 15, 2009

Additional definitions for 'run off':

run offTo flee or depart quickly.
run offTo make photocopies, or print.
run offTo pour or spill off or over.
run offTo leave someone without prior advice.
run offTo chase someone away.
run offTo operate by a particular energy source.
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