get away with

phrase

: to avoid criticism or punishment for or the consequences of (such as a reprehensible act)

Examples of get away with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Can anybody chill it for less and still manage to get away with it? — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026

Some saw the other cheaters get away with it and concluded the prompt forbidding cheating had no teeth—that there wouldn’t be any punishment for cheating. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

That is how the Trumps and Bidens get away with their wrongdoings. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026

In some ways, TAAF came into existence because of a growing concern about too many Pretendians getting away with it specifically in academic institutions and the arts. — Tommy Orange, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined above