get away with

phrasal verb

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get away with something

to steal something and escape with it偷攜某物潛逃；偷走
- Thieves got away with computer equipment worth $30 000.盜賊偷走了價值 3 萬美元的計算機設備。
related noun getaway
to receive a relatively light punishment受到從輕發落（輕微懲罰）
- He was lucky to get away with only a fine.他算是萬幸，只被罰款了事。
to do something wrong and not be punished for it做（壞事）而未受懲罰
- Don't be tempted to cheat—you'll never get away with it.别想着作弊，作弊者一定會受到嚴懲。
- get away with doing something Nobody gets away with insulting me like that.任何人那樣侮辱我都不會有好果子吃。
to manage with less of something than you might expect to need以（比預期少的事物）就能應付
- After the first month, you should be able to get away with one lesson a week.第一個月之後，每周上一次課就可以了。