get away

British  

verb

1. to make an escape; leave

2. to make a start

3. 1. to steal and escape (with money, goods, etc)

   2. to do (something wrong, illegal, etc) without being discovered or punished or with only a minor punishment

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interjection

1. an exclamation indicating mild disbelief

noun

1. the act of escaping, esp by criminals

2. a start or acceleration

3. (modifier) used for escaping

   a getaway car

get away Idioms  

1. Break free, escape, as in The suspect ran down the street and got away , or I wanted to come but couldn't get away from the office . [c. 1300] A variant is get away from it all , meaning “to depart and leave one's surroundings or problems or work behind.” For example, Joe is taking a few days off—he needs to get away from it all .

2. Start out or leave quickly, as in The greyhounds got away from the starting gate , or I thought I had the answer but it got away from me .

3. Go, move off. For example, Get away from my desk! or Get away—I don't want you near that hot stove . [Late 1700s] Also see get away with .

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Example Sentences

He just needs to get away, get a good score and he will be off again.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

And at times, it felt as though this one might get away from him too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The frontman says that in recent years he’d “tried to get away from using the word ‘heart’ because that had been a touchstone for so many of our early records.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

By his pace, we can tell the man is trying to get away from something, looking for a place to hide.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

He’s been rushing to get away from me for days now.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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