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Idiom

whisk off

Meaning

to rapidly remove.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The waiter will whisk off your dirty plates now.”

“After the ceremony, the driver will whisk off the bride and groom to the airport.”

“The security team moved quickly to whisk off the diplomat before the crowd could become unruly.”

Examples

simple

“The waiter will whisk off your dirty plates now.”

contextual

“After the ceremony, the driver will whisk off the bride and groom to the airport.”

complex

“The security team moved quickly to whisk off the diplomat before the crowd could become unruly.”

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