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get away with sth

(SUCCEED) phrasal verb with get
 
 
/ɡet/ verb (present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got or US gotten)

Definition

to do something successfully although it is not the best way of doing it: Do you think we could get away with just one coat of paint on that wall?Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
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