informal to avoid the punishment that you deserve or expect.
If you don't take out a complaint against him he'll get off scot-free!
get away scot-free
To escape from some predicament, accusation, or wrongdoing without incurring any penalty or punishment; to be acquitted of all charges for some crime or crimes. It sickens me that all these bankers that ruined our economy get away scot-free, even though they caused millions of people to suffer.Due to an error in the filing of evidence by police, the suspect ending up getting away scot-free.