get away with

get 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 manage to do something bad without being punished or criticized for it

They have repeatedly broken the law and got away with it.

get away with doing something:

How can he get away with speaking to her like that?

2) get away with something
informal to manage to do something without any bad results

You ought to allow three sandwiches per person, although you could get away with two.


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