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Phrase(s): whisk someone or something off (to something) to move someone or something to something or some place rapidly. • The government agents whisked the witness off to a secret place. • They whisked off the suspect to a holding cell.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Phrase(s): whisk something off (of) someone or something [and] whisk something off to brush something off someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) • The barber whisked the loose hairs off of the customer. • The barber whisked off the loose hairs.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Phrase(s): whisk someone or an animal off to brush [something] off someone or an animal. • The barber quickly whisked him off and collected the fee. • The barber whisked off the customer.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs