get away
intjEtymology get + away
1
Expressing disbelief.
- You bought that for twenty pounds? Get away!
- Related terms
- get away with you
get away
verbEtymology get + 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).
With 'from' when used with an object
- 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.
With 'to' when used with an object
- 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:
1 more example
- In 1965, all Coventry's banks closed at noon on Christmas Eve for the first time, to "enable bank staff to get away at a reasonable time".2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 30:
5
To slip from one's control.
- I can't cope any more. Things are getting away from me.
- Derived terms
- get-away, getaway, get away with