Get Away with Murder

Meaning of Idiom ‘Get Away With Murder’

1. Literally, to get away with murder means to commit murder and not get punished.

2. To do something very bad or make a serious mistake and not get punished, disciplined, or face consequences; to do whatever one wishes. ¹,²,³

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Examples Of Use

“Many people think the sports star got away with murder.”

“You can’t let your kids get away with murder. You’ve got to teach them that their actions have consequences.”

“I always got in trouble for everything but my little brother got away with murder.”

“The boss lets his son get away with murder at work.”

Origin

Used since the first half of the 1900s.

More Idioms Starting with G

• Get Out of My Hair
• Go Over the Same Old Ground
• Get With It
• Get With the Program
• Going to (Will) Murder (Kill) Someone

More Away Idioms

• Run Away With (something)
• Run Away
• Get Away From It All
• When the Cat’s Away, the Mice Will Play
• Miles Away, to be

More Get Idioms

• Get Out of My Hair
• Get With It
• Get With the Program
• Get the Memo
• Get a Kick Out of Something

More Murder Idioms

• Going to (Will) Murder (Kill) Someone
• I Could Murder (A Food/Drink)

References

1. Jarvie, Gordon. Bloomsbury Dictionary of Idioms. London: Bloomsbury, 2009.
2. Spears, Richard A. McGraw-Hill’s American Idioms Dictionary. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2008.
3. Ammer, Christine. American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.