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gets away with murder

gets away with murder is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get away with murder.

Meaning of get away with murder

Verb

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

  1. (excessive) To do something bad or illegal and escape the punishment that others would receive.
    • Just yesterday it was fashionable to be black. Remember? Any black writer could get away with murder, just as any Jewish-American writer can get away with murder.1980, Gore Vidal, Robert J. Stanton, Views from a Window: Conversations with Gore Vidal, L. Stuart, →ISBN, page 245

Questions about gets away with murder

What is gets away with murder the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets away with murder is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get away with murder.

Words near gets away with murder in the dictionary

  1. gets around
  2. gets around to
  3. gets at
  4. gets away
  5. gets away with
  6. gets away with murder
  7. gets back
  8. gets back at
  9. gets back on the horse that bucked one
  10. gets back to
  11. gets behind

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