get away
Speech parts
1. get away - Adjective
2. get away - Verb
3. get away - Interjection
Meaning
run away from confinement
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
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The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison
She gets away with murder!
I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities
We escaped to our summer house for a few days
The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer
A driver dressed up a fake skeleton and placed it in his passenger seat in a bid to get away with using a high occupancy vehicle lane.