get away with
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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]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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