to manage to do something bad without being punished or criticized for it
to manage to do something without any bad results
How can he get away with speaking to her like that?
I'm going to be an example to all the others who are trying to get away with what I tried.
She sat and thought and worked out how little truth she could get away with.
She was able to get away with things her older brother Davy never could have.
She's just as guilty as him, and you're going to let her get away with murder.
They have repeatedly broken the law and got away with it.
You ought to allow three sandwiches per person, although you could get away with two.
gets away with
getting away with
got away with
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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