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1get 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 …
2get away with — ► get away with escape blame or punishment for. Main Entry: ↑get …
3get away with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms get away with : present tense I/you/we/they get away with he/she/it gets away with present participle getting away with past tense got away with past participle got away with 1) get away with something to… …
4get away with — PHRASAL VERB If you get away with doing something wrong or risky, you do not suffer any punishment or other bad consequences because of it. [V P P n/ ing] The criminals know how to play the system and get away with it... [V P P n/ ing] This is… …
5get away with — phr verb Get away with is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑robber, ↑thief Get away with is used with these nouns as the object: ↑haul, ↑murder …
6get away with — verb a) To do something which is prohibited, forbidden or generally not allowed, and not be punished for the action Do you think we could get away with taking Dad’s car? b) To avoid doing something, or to avoid the consequences of not doing… …
7get away with — ESCAPE BLAME FOR, escape punishment for. → get * * * escape blame, punishment, or undesirable consequences for (an act that is wrong or mistaken) you ll never get away with this …
8get away with murder — {v. phr.}, {informal} To do something very bad without being caught or punished. * /John is scolded if he is late with his homework, but Robert gets away with murder./ * /Mrs. Smith lets her children get away with murder./ …
9get away with murder — {v. phr.}, {informal} To do something very bad without being caught or punished. * /John is scolded if he is late with his homework, but Robert gets away with murder./ * /Mrs. Smith lets her children get away with murder./ …
10get away with murder — To do as one pleases yet escape punishment or censure • • • Main Entry: ↑murder * * * get away with murder informal phrase to do whatever you want without being stopped or punished They get away with murder in that job. Thesaurus: to escape or… …