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

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."

From BBC

“It’s important to see what can the president get away with.”

From Los Angeles Times

This time, Fearnley did not get away with the same mistakes against one of the world's very best.

From BBC

“He is testing the limits of his power,” Belko observed, “and, by extension, of our democracy. He’s feeling out what the Supreme Court, Congress, and the public will let him get away with. And so far, he’s been able to do what he pleases.”

From Salon

Andrews called on the international community to reject the elections to "not allow the military junta to... get away with this fraud".

From BBC

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