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get away with murder

get away with murder

 
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murder
part of speech: phrase
definition: (informal) to avoid punishment for wrongdoing, or avoid detection of such, even if the wrongdoing is serious (generally used metaphorically rather than literally).
My brother could always get away with murder when we were kids, but I got caught every time.