Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Off

Off like a snip.
—Anonymous

Off, like chimera, glinting, flitting, gay and light and free.
—Anonymous

Off like the lid of a pumpkin pie.
—Anonymous

Off like a shot.
—Richard Harris Barham

Gang off like a squib or a cracker on a rejoicing night, in a noise and a stink, and are never heard of after.
—Charles Macklin