get away from
idiom
1
: to go away from (a place)
I can't get away from the office till after five.
—often used figurativelyThe 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 figurativelyYou can't get away from the facts.
There's no getting away from the facts.
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The Clooneys have been living in France with their children after uprooting the family to get away from the culture of Hollywood, the Academy Award-winning actor and director said in October.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Players are ready to get away from each other for a few hours and back to their Minnesota routines — until the next road trip a week from now.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Our forefathers fought the American Revolution to get away from a tyrannical monarch and indifferent legislators, not to create our own homegrown version of it.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
The game started to get away from the Stars in the second period, but the momentum began to shift when Jamie Benn was called for tripping with 27 seconds left in the first period.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Players are ready to get away from each other for a few hours and back to their Minnesota routines — until the next road trip a week from now.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Our forefathers fought the American Revolution to get away from a tyrannical monarch and indifferent legislators, not to create our own homegrown version of it.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
The game started to get away from the Stars in the second period, but the momentum began to shift when Jamie Benn was called for tripping with 27 seconds left in the first period.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Get away from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20away%20from. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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