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get away

Dictionary definition · get away

verb

  1. run away from confinement"The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
  2. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action"She gets away with murder!"
  3. remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion"We escaped to our summer house for a few days"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).