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The phrase "get away with" means to not be punished or reprimanded for something bad that you have done.

A expressão "get away with" significa não ser punido ou repreendido por algo mau que se fez.

Phrasal Verb get away with
Definition to not be punished or reprimanded for something bad that you have done
Examples - He will not get away with drinking and driving for ever. One day the police will stop him.
- I forgot to bring my homework to class, but I got away with it because the teacher was absent.

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