away with the fairies Definition

away
adverb

1. From one place, position, person or time towards another; off.

Thesaurus: out, off, forth, hence.
2. In or to the usual or proper place.

Example: put the books away
3. Into the distance; into extinction.

Example: fade away
4. Apart; remote.

Example: stay away from the bustle of the city
5. Continuously; repeatedly; relentlessly.

Example: talk away
Thesaurus: continuously, on and on, without stopping, constantly, endlessly, continually, without rest, without end, without break; Antonym: briefly, momentarily, for a while.
6. Aside; in another direction.

Example: looked away
7. Promptly; without hesitation; now

Example: Any questions? Ask away!
8. Said of a sporting event: on the opponent's ground.
9. Used with verbs such as while, fritter, sleep: wastefully; idly.

Example: whiled away his days smoking and drinking
Example: frittered away her money on expensive clothes

adj

1. Not present; not at home.
2. Distant.

Example: not far away
Thesaurus: removed, absent, not present, distant, not here, out, apart, remote, far off, off; Antonym: here, present, at hand.
3. Said of a sporting event: played on the opponent's ground.

Example: away game

noun

1. A match played or won by a team playing on their opponent's ground.

Idiom: away with the fairies

Distracted; mad; doolally.

Idiom: Away you go!

An expression of disbelief
Example: Away you go! You never ate all that ice-cream yourself!

Idiom: do away with someone or something

euphemistic
To kill them.
Example: hired a contract killer to do away with her husband

To stop or to get rid of it.
Example: Let's do away with the small talk and get down to business
Thesaurus: eliminate, get rid of, reject, discard, end.

Idiom: right away (straight away)

Immediately.
Example: got promoted straight away

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon aweg, onweg.