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

Pass interference calls aren't reviewable, so the Broncos and Bryant maybe got away with one. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

No, that's also not to say an atheist athlete should be able to get away with this and shouldn't have to apologize. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Romantic and financial motive Prosecutors have focused on Flynn’s romantic and financial motive for wanting to kill his wife and get away with it. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Beautiful could get away with a measure of artifice, as a presentation about performance. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined above