get away with murder
idiom
: to murder someone without being captured or punished
a vicious killer who nearly got away with murder
—usually used figuratively to describe someone who does something very bad or wrong without being criticized or punishedThe company had been getting away with murder for years before the scandal broke.
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Set in 1893, Holmes used the World's Fair in Chicago as cover to get away with murder.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
An indifferent response will send a clear message from the United States to MbS: the young crown prince can get away with murder.
—Madawi Al-Rasheed, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2018
The main event: Donald Trump brings ‘Seal Team Six’ argument to the Supreme Court
Can a president get away with murder?
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
But an Enquirer investigation found several of those cases later unraveled, raising the possibility that unreliable informants helped send innocent people to prison and allowed others to get away with murder.
—The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
An indifferent response will send a clear message from the United States to MbS: the young crown prince can get away with murder.
—Madawi Al-Rasheed, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2018
The main event: Donald Trump brings ‘Seal Team Six’ argument to the Supreme Court
Can a president get away with murder?
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024
But an Enquirer investigation found several of those cases later unraveled, raising the possibility that unreliable informants helped send innocent people to prison and allowed others to get away with murder.
—The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Get away with murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20away%20with%20murder. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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