get away with murder

idiom

: to murder someone without being captured or punished

a vicious killer who nearly got away with murder

—usually used figuratively to describe someone who does something very bad or wrong without being criticized or punished

The company had been getting away with murder for years before the scandal broke.

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An indifferent response will send a clear message from the United States to MbS: the young crown prince can get away with murder. —

Madawi Al-Rasheed, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2018 The main event: Donald Trump brings ‘Seal Team Six’ argument to the Supreme Court Can a president get away with murder? —

Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024 But an Enquirer investigation found several of those cases later unraveled, raising the possibility that unreliable informants helped send innocent people to prison and allowed others to get away with murder. —

The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024 Nick Shaughnessy: Most definitely Jim Axelrod: Did Jaclyn Edison get away with murder? —

Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for get away with murder

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