Escape the consequences or blame for, as in Bill often cheats on exams but usually gets away with it . [Late 1800s]

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get away with murder . Escape the consequences of killing someone; also, do anything one wishes. For example, If the jury doesn't convict him, he'll have gotten away with murder , or He talks all day on the phone—the supervisor is letting him get away with murder . [First half of 1900s]

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