Definitions

get away with

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beat the rap v.
escape v.
lam v.

VERB

beat the rap

Synonyms

WEAK

acquit clear of charges escape punishment find not guilty get off get off scot-free go free go scot-free receive not-guilty verdict walk

VERB

escape

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avoid depart disappear dodge elude emerge evade flee fly leave run slip slip away vanish

STRONG

abscond bolt circumvent decamp desert double duck elope pass shun skip

WEAK

bail out burst out cut and run cut loose duck out fly the coop get off go scot-free make getaway make off make oneself scarce play hooky run away run off run out on steal away take a powder take flight take on the lam work out of wriggle out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appear arrive come confront continue encounter face meet stand stay take on wait walk

STRONG

accept aid assist help

WEAK

capture remain

VERB

lam

Synonyms

STRONG

abscond avoid blow bolt circumvent decamp depart desert disappear dodge double duck elope elude emerge evade flee fly leave pass run shun skip vanish

WEAK

bail out break out burst out cut and run cut loose duck out fly the coop get away get off give someone the slip go scot-free make a getaway make getaway make off make oneself scarce play hooky run away run off run out on slip away steal away take a powder take flight take it on the lam take on the lam work out of wriggle out

Antonyms

STRONG

accept aid appear arrive assist come come in confront continue encounter face help meet remain stand stay stop take on wait walk

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get away with

“It didn’t matter to him. It broke my heart, and I told myself ‘you’re not going to get away with this, you’re not going to make a fool of your own people.’”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

"If in 2024 I could get away with criticising Putin and the war, now I can't anymore," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Internal Monsanto documents showed they had been aware of the toxicity of PCBs in 1949, so how could they get away with knowingly exposing people to these chemicals?

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

He and his close circle had decided to do whatever they wanted and see what they could get away with.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026

“We won’t let them get away with it,” she said.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

get away with

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