GET AWAY WITH


Meaning of GET AWAY WITH in English

phrasal

1. : to do (as a reprehensible act) without criticism or penalty : perform without suffering the consequences

can now get away with breaches of the rules and traditions which would never be allowed to others — Woodrow Wyatt

2. : to eat or drink : consume

they get away with more alcohol than any other nation in the world — Emily Hahn

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.