get away with something
phrasal verb with get verb uk/ɡet/ us/ɡet/ getting | got | got or gotten
(AVOID PUNISHMENT)
B2 做（错事）而未被惩罚，做（坏事）而未被发觉
to succeed in avoiding punishment for something
If I thought I could get away with it, I wouldn't pay my taxes at all. 如果我认为逃税可以不受处罚的话，我就干脆一分钱都不交了。
- More examples
- By jumping over the barriers, he got away without paying for a ticket.
- Everyone thinks he's guilty of the robbery, but it looks like he's going to get away with it.
- It's time they put a stop to his bad behaviour. He's been getting away with it for too long.
- She's determined that her students will not get away with plagiarism.
- That's such an old trick. I can't believe he gets away with it.
(SUCCEED)
将就着做成；勉强应付过去
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? 你觉得那墙就刷一遍漆能行吗？