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

When Gieske pointed the knife at the man and his sister, the man clicked his handgun’s safety and asked Gieske to get away from them, the complaint said. —Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025

Lockdown drills teach students and teachers to lock the door of their classrooms, turn off the lights, be quiet, and get away from where they can be seen. —Alana Semuels, Time, 6 Nov. 2025

So a lot of ’em was doing their best to get away from that label. —Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025

Once teams get away from their opening script, then the Patriots’ defense starts to settle. —Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for get away from

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