get away with something
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
get away with something
phrasal verb
1 to not be caught or punished when you have done something wrong
Watch Frank – he’ll cheat if he thinks he can get away with it.
No one insults my family and gets away with it!
2 get away with murder informal to not be punished for doing something wrong
Some of those children get away with murder!
3 to receive only a small punishment for something
The charge was reduced to manslaughter, and she got away with three years in prison.
4 to do something without experiencing any problems or difficulties, even though it is not the best thing to do
At school he had always got away with doing the bare minimum amount of work. The colour’s not quite right, but I think you’ll get away with it.→ get→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
get away with• Munro never lets you get away with a facile, one-dimensional take.
• But he's not going to get away with it wherever he is.
• And, indeed, plenty of military personnel are guilty of breaking marital vows and getting away with it.
• How did he imagine he was going to get away with it?• She could just get away with more.
• Feeling uncertain, I asked Vidal if I could get away with such a scene.
• Very few schools get away with teaching the Lord's prayer in anything other than something like the traditional way.
[get away with something] to manage to do something bad without being punished orcriticized for it
They have repeatedly broken the law and got awaywith it.
get away with doing something:
How can he getaway with speaking to her like that?
[get away with something]
INFORMAL
to manage to do something without any bad results
You ought to allow three sandwiches per person, although you could get away with two.
get away with ‥
1.피하다
2.모면하다
3.무사히 빠져나가다
4.넘어가다
5.해내다
…을 벌 받지 않고 (무난히) 해내다, [가벼운 벌로] 때우다
"Can I borrow your car?" "But you don'thave a driver's license. You can't get away with it."
「차 좀 빌려줘.」 「하지만 면허증이 없잖아. 넌 분명히 걸릴 거야.」
You can get away with a phone call, but it'sbetter to meet her in person.
전화로 해결할 수도 있지만 직접 찾아가 그녀를 만나는것이 더 낫다.
get away with stealing
~을 훔치고 도망가다, 무사히 빠져나가다
get away with murder
살인하고 빠져나가다
Most times, you get away with thembecause you are still young.
당신이 아직 어려서 대부분의 경우 (책임을) 피해간다.
You need to do something so thatcheaters do not get away withcheating.
부정행위자가 부정행위를 하고도 처벌을 면하지 않을 수 있도록 당신은 무언가를 해야 합니다.
Poverty and political insecurity in thenation has created hunters to get away with these acts.
네팔의 가난과 정치적인 불안정이 사냥꾼들이 이러한 행동을 하고도 처벌을 모면 하도록 만들었습니다.
Did they think they were so smart thatthey could get away with it?
자신들이 너무 똑똑해서 그렇게 하고도 (비난을) 모면할 수 있다고 생각했을까?
You need to do something so thatcheaters do not get away withcheating.
부정행위자가 부정행위를 하고도 처벌을 면하지 않을 수 있도록 당신은 무언가를 해야 합니다.
In addition, 80 percent of Americanyouth agree that bullying online iseasier to get away with than bullying in person.
또한, 80%의 미국 청소년들은 온라인상의 괴롭힘은개인적으로 괴롭히는 것보다 더 쉽게 처벌을 모면할수 있다는 것에 동의 했다.
The media shows people committingdrug-related offences and gettingaway with it, and hence it makes itsocially acceptable for young people.
언론 매체는 마약 관련 범죄를 저지르거나 (그러한범죄에서) 교묘히 빠져나가는 사람들을 보여준다, 그때문에 어린 사람들에게 사회적으로 용인하게 된다.
He added that many youths believethey can get away with the justicesystem.
그는 많은 청소년들이 법정제도를 교묘히 빠져 나갈수 있다고 믿고 있다고 덧붙였다.
By doing nothing, we allow theChinese government to get away witheverything.
우리는, 아무 것도 하지 않음으로써 (이에 대항하는어떠한 조치도 취하지 않음으로써), 중국 정부가 (자신들이 행한) 모든 것에 어떤 벌(제재)도 받지 않고무사히 넘어가도록 허락하고 있다.
He also got away with nothing more than a 7-million-won fine.
또한 그는 7백만 원 벌금형만 선고 받고 풀려났다.
By doing nothing, we allow theChinese government to get away witheverything.
우리는, 아무 것도 하지 않음으로써 (이에 대항하는어떠한 조치도 취하지 않음으로써), 중국 정부가 (자신들이 행한) 모든 것에 어떤 벌(제재)도 받지 않고무사히 넘어가도록 허락하고 있다.
I usually get away with it!
전에는 그냥 넘어갔어요
Get away with what?
뭘 속여요?
You'll never get away with this.
성공 못할 거예요
That would mean that I was a chancerand you were an idiot for letting meget away with it.
저는 성공적으로 여러분을 속인 것이고 여러분은 그것에 속은 바보가 되는 것이죠.
It would not be right to let Japan justget away with making accusationsand raising suspicions on us, anofficial at Seoul's foreign ministrysaid.
"일본이 우리나라를 비난하고 의혹을 제기하는 걸 내버려두는 건 옳지 않은 일이다 라고 외교부 당국자는말했다.
I am not sure that I am strong enoughemotionally for a long, legal battle, butI hate to see them get away with thisabuse.
제가 오랜 시일이 걸리는 법정싸움을 감정적으로 견뎌낼 만큼 강한지는 자신이 없지만 그들이 이런 학대를 하고도 빠져 나가는 것을 두고 볼 수만 없습니다.
Even worse, the U.S. lets people get away with having guns just because itwas allowed in the country's original constitution.
더욱 심각한 것은, 미국은 최초의 미국 헌법에서 총기 소지를 허용했다는 이유로 사람들이 벌받지 않고총기를 소지하도록 내버려둔다는 것이다.
You need to do something so that cheaters do not get away with cheating.
부정행위자가 부정행위를 하고도 처벌을 면하지 못도록 당신은 무언가를 해야 합니다.
Did they think they were so smart that they could get away with it?
자신들이 너무 똑똑해서 그렇게 하고도 (비난을) 모면할 수 있다고 생각했을까?
Most times, you get away with them because you are still young
당신이 아직 어려서 대부분의 경우 (책임을) 피해간다.