get away
verb
- manage to accomplish without repercussions
Wiktionary
intj
Etymology: get + away
- Expressing disbelief.
“You bought that for twenty pounds? Get away!”
verb
Etymology: get + away
- To move away (from).
“Get away from the edge of the cliff!”
“Get away from me!”
- To avoid capture; to escape; to flee (from).
“Surround the bank! Don't let the robber get away!”
“I almost caught the critter, but it got away from me.”
- To take a break from one's present circumstances; to journey (to), especially on holiday.
“This place is really getting me down. I need to get away for a while.”
“Next weekend we're hoping to get away to the seaside.”
- To start moving; to depart.
“The train got away exactly on time.”
“I couldn't get away sooner because my new well was coming in at Coyote Hills and I had to see about it.”
- To slip from one's control.
“I can't cope any more. Things are getting away from me.”