get away with

get away with
(to do (something bad) without being punished for it: Murder is a serious crime and one rarely gets away with it.) salir impune, quedar sin castigo
v + adv + prep + o
1) (make off with) llevarse, escaparse con
2)
a) (go unpunished for)

you won't get away with this — esto no va a quedar así

don't let them get away with it — no dejes que se salgan con la suya

do you think I could get away with wearing the dark blue dress? — ¿te parece que pasaría si me pusiera el vestido azul oscuro?

b) (be let off with) \<\<fine/warning\>\> escaparse or librarse con
VI + PREP
1) (=steal) llevarse
2) (=go unpunished)

he got away with an official warning — solo se llevó una amonestación

we can get away with just repainting it — bastará con volver a pintarlo

do you think I'd be able to get away with a trouser suit? — ¿crees que iré bien con un traje pantalón?, ¿crees que pasará algo si llevo un traje pantalón?

• we mustn't let them get away with it — no debemos dejar que salgan impunes

he broke the law and got away with it — infringió la ley y no le pillaron

you won't get away with it! — (with past action) ¡esto no va a quedar así!; (with possible action) esto no te lo van a consentir

he'll never get away with it — nunca se va a salir con la suya

murder 1., 2)
3) see get away 1., 1)
* * *
v + adv + prep + o
1) (make off with) llevarse, escaparse con
2)
a) (go unpunished for)

you won't get away with this — esto no va a quedar así

don't let them get away with it — no dejes que se salgan con la suya

do you think I could get away with wearing the dark blue dress? — ¿te parece que pasaría si me pusiera el vestido azul oscuro?

b) (be let off with) \<\<fine/warning\>\> escaparse or librarse con

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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