getting away with murder

A form of get away with murder — To do something bad or illegal and escape the punishment that others would receive.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of get away with murder
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getting away with murder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/getting%20away%20with%20murder

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“getting away with murder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/getting%20away%20with%20murder. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “getting away with murder,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/getting%20away%20with%20murder.

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