get away with sth

— Phrasal Verb with get

/get/ verb (present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got, US gotten)

Definition

› to succeed in doing something bad or wrong without being punished or criticized: He shouldn't treat you like that. Don't let him get away with it.

(Definition of get away with sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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