got away with murder
Faced no repercussions
Got away with murder means to escape consequences for serious wrongdoing, or more loosely, to get away with behavior that would normally bring punishment or criticism.
The phrase is almost always hyperbolic—rarely about actual murder: The teacher's favorite student got away with murder in that class.
He's been getting away with murder since they promoted him.
- impunityFreedom from consequences
- above the lawBeyond legal accountability
- loopholeExploitable gap in rules
- beat the rapEvade criminal conviction
- schemingCrafty and calculating
deception · look the other way · amorality · dishonesty · cunning · rationalization · bribery · perjury · play the system · corruption · exploitation · injustice · smoking gun · moral hazard · sociopathy · mistrial · expression · exaggeration
got away with murderpaid the price
Suffered deserved consequences
held accountable · brought to justice · faced the music · paid the piper · owned up
got away with murderconvicted
Judged guilty of crime
punished · sentenced · thrown the book at · locked up · did time
got away with murderscrutinized
Examined in close detail
called out · taken to task · raked over the coals · put through the wringer
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