get away with something phrasal verb (see also get)

1. to not be caught or punished when you have done something wrong:
Watch Frank – he’ll cheat if he thinks he can get away with it.
No one insults my family and gets away with it!

2. get away with murder informal to not be punished for doing something wrong:
Some of those children get away with murder!

3. to receive only a small punishment for something:
The charge was reduced to manslaughter, and she got away with three years in prison.

4. to do something without experiencing any problems or difficulties, even though it is not the best thing to do:
At school he had always got away with doing the bare minimum amount of work.
The colour’s not quite right, but I think you’ll get away with it.

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get away with
get away with (something)
to avoid blame, punishment, or criticism for doing something bad.
She cheated on the test and thought she could get away with it.

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get away with something
get away with (something)
to avoid blame, punishment, or criticism for doing something bad.
She cheated on the test and thought she could get away with it.

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get away with
to do something that one should not do and not get caught
The criminal got away with stealing the money and was never caught.

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get away with something
to do something that one should not do and not get caught
The criminal got away with stealing the money and was never caught.

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get away with
v., informal To do (something bad or wrong) without being caught or punished.
Some students get away without doing their homework. See: GET BY³.

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