| 词汇 | To get away with |
| 释义 | (redirected from To get away with)get away with someone or somethingto escape, taking someone or something with one. The kidnapper got away with little Brian. The burglars got away with a lot of cash and some diamonds. get away with somethingand get by with somethingto do something and not get punished for it. (See also get away with murder) You can't get away with that! Larry got by with the lie. get away with1. Escape the consequences or blame for, as in Bill often cheats on exams but usually gets away with it. [Late 1800s] 2. 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] get away with, toTo escape the usual penalty. This Americanism originated in the second half of the nineteenth century and at one point also meant to get the better of someone. It was still considered slangy when it appeared in the Congressional Record in 1892: “[They] will have to be content with the pitiful $240,000 that they have already ‘got away with.’” |
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