gets away with
Suffers no punishment
Gets away with means to do something wrong or forbidden without facing consequences.
You get away with cheating if no one catches you, get away with murder if you're never convicted—or figuratively, if someone lets you behave outrageously: She lets that kid get away with anything.
The phrase implies luck, cunning, or leniency that spares deserved punishment.
- impunityFreedom from consequences
- above the lawBeyond legal accountability
- loopholeExploitable gap in rules
- technicalityPrecise procedural point
- escapeFlight from captivity
cleverness · dodge · deceit · get · dishonesty · clean hands · scot-free · off the hook · cunning · evade · corruption · bribery · turns a blind eye · looks the other way · slap on the wrist · irresponsibility · negligence · acquittal
consequence
gets away withpays the price
Suffers deserved consequences
reaps what one sows · answers for · pays the piper · faces the music