whisk off
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Meaning · English
to quickly take someone or something away
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
đưa ai hoặc cái gì đi khỏi một nơi nhanh chóng
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: to sweep off with a whisk
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The security team whisked off the celebrity to a safe location
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “whisk off” mean?
to quickly take someone or something away Literally: to sweep off with a whisk
Is “whisk off” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.