get away

Verb

get away (third-person singular simple present gets away, present participle getting away, simple past got away, past participle (UK) got away or (US) gotten away)

1. (literally) To move away (from).
   • Get away from the edge of the cliff!
   • Get away from me!
2. To avoid capture; to escape; to flee (from).
   • Surround the bank! Don't let the robber get away!
   • I almost caught the critter, but it got away from me.
3. To take a break from one's present circumstances; to journey (to), especially on holiday.
   • This place is really getting me down. I need to get away for a while.
   • Next weekend we're hoping to get away to the seaside.
4. To start moving; to depart.
   • The train got away exactly on time.
   • I couldn't get away sooner because my new well was coming in at Coyote Hills and I had to see about it.2007 September 27, Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood, spoken by Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis), distributed by Paramount Vantage & Miramax Films
5. To slip from one's control.
   • I can't cope any more. Things are getting away from me.

Interjection

1. Expressing disbelief.
   • You bought that for twenty pounds? Get away!