get away with

1. Escape the consequences or blame for, as in Bill often cheats on exams but usually gets away with it . [Late 1800s]

2. get away with murder . Escape the consequences of killing someone; also, do anything one wishes. For example, If the jury doesn't convict him, he'll have gotten away with murder , or He talks all day on the phone—the supervisor is letting him get away with murder . [First half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

But Jukes insisted that failing officers will not get away with just being sacked.

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Mr Mwesigwa has been able to get away with running this operation, Troy claims, because Troy and others are not just used as drivers.

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Did that give Sheen a sense that he could get away with things?

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All too often, men like this get away with these attitudes because they convince enough people that, while it may be gross, it’s ultimately just decadent, consensual behavior that harms no one else.

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He told the court: "I felt he was able to get away with a lot of his activities because he was almost like a Twitter avatar floating around with no real connection to the earth."

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