get away from

idiom

1

: to go away from (a place)

I can't get away from the office till after five.

—often used figuratively

The company is having problems because they've gotten away from the things they do best.

2

: to avoid being caught by (someone)

The robbers got away from the police in a fast car.

—sometimes used figuratively

You can't get away from the facts.

There's no getting away from the facts.

Examples of get away from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Darvish ran into some trouble for three batters between the second and third innings and then had two pitches get away from him in a span of three batters in the fourth. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025

Cinnamon Scott heads to London to support her pregnant sister and get away from her own messy life. —Lizz Schumer, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025

During my decade pitching tents around the West, the point had mainly been to get away from everything and everyone. —Kade Krichko, Outside Online, 29 July 2025

The woman was able to get away from Zavala and escape his apartment, which was above hers, police told KPRC. —Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025

Rhymes for get away from

• abomasum
• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• bum
• chum
• come