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abscond, exploit

Auslan SignbankDictionaryabscond

In English: escape into thin air, run off with, abscond with, pull the rug from under someone

Where it’s usedeverywhere used across Australia From Find Sign · #everywhere Western Australia used in Western Australia From Find Sign · #wa Northern Territory used in the Northern Territory From Find Sign · #nt South Australia used in South Australia From Find Sign · #sa Queensland used in Queensland From Find Sign · #qld New South Wales used in New South Wales From Find Sign · #nsw ACT used in the Australian Capital Territory From Find Sign · #act Victoria used in Victoria From Find Sign · #vic Tasmania used in Tasmania From Find Sign · #tas Formdominant hand only made with the dominant hand only From Auslan Signbank · #phonology.dominant-hand-only two handed made with both hands From Auslan Signbank · #phonology.two-handed
As a Noun: 1. A successful and complete escape from somewhere. 2. The complete and successful removal or theft of something from somewhere. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To run away from a place successfully so that you disappear completely and cannot be found. Idiomatic English = escape into thin air. Formal English = abscond. 2. To take something from a place and to run away with it. Idiomatic English = run off with. Formal English = abscond with. 3. To take something away from someone without treating them fairly (eg, paying a fair price); to treat someone very unfairly by using their work or their ideas and giving them very little in return. English = exploit. 4. To make someone's position untenable in an argument or other situation of conflict by successfully criticising them. Idiomatic English = pull the rug from under someone.