OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 24736

get away with

Meanings (ES + gloss)
irse de rositas • salir impune [de] • salir inulto [de]
To escape punishment for doing something objectionable.
Do you think we could get away with taking Dad’s car?
Not many people have gotten away with stealing that much money.
escaquearse • escurrir el bulto
To avoid the consequences of doing something by an easier method.
It's warm today, so you can probably get away with just wearing a short-sleeved shirt.
The vehicles resemble something out of Thunderbirds. They have to be squat, long and narrow to fit through the body of the TBM. They also have a cab at each end, as there's no gett…
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