get away with murder
Face no punishment
To get away with murder is to do something objectionable without facing consequences.
The phrase rarely involves actual killing—it describes someone who escapes accountability for bad behavior: She lets her kids get away with murder, He gets away with murder because he's the boss's nephew.
The hyperbole emphasizes that even the most serious offense goes unpunished.
- impunityFreedom from consequences
- above the lawBeyond legal accountability
- unpunishedLacking deserved consequences
- exonerateClear of wrongdoing
- beat the rapEvade criminal conviction
get off easy · turn a blind eye · look the other way · condoned · transgression · evade · acquit · overlooked · walk free · loophole · offense · pull strings · let slide · scot-free · slap on the wrist · dodge · elude · escape
- unfairnessunfair, unjust, biased, unequal, inequitable
get away with murderpay the price
Suffer deserved consequences
face the music · suffer the consequences · reap what one sows · pay the piper · take the fall
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