English Phrasal Verb: To Get Away

To avoid being caught or to manage to escape
To go away from a somewhere
To do something bad without being punished or criticized

Example Sentences for the English Phrasal Verb Get Away

1. We still don’t understand how he managed to get away with the home invasion. He was caught red-handed trying to leave the house with a TV.
2. Sometimes I need to get away to the countryside for a few days.
3. I honestly don’t know how Larry gets away with it. He is always late and never does any work.
4. The thief thought he could get away by stealing a car, but the police caught him.
5. Jordan is such a good liar, he could get away with anything.

The English phrasal verb, to get away, is intransitive.

English Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs can be extremely tricky for learners of English. The reason for this is twofold: there are lots of them and their meaning is not always obvious from the words that make them up. To make things even more difficult, phrasal verbs can have multiple meanings, adding to the headache for learners.

A phrasal verb is made up of a main verb with an attached preposition or adverb. An example of a phrasal verb is run into. Where run is the main verb and into is the preposition. Phrasal verbs can be separated into two groups, intransitive and transitive verbs. Intransitive phrasal verbs do not have a direct object: go out, for example, "I want to go out tonight". Transitive phrasal verbs have a direct object and they can be split up into two further categories: separable and inseparable. With separable transitive phrasal verbs, the verb and the preposition can be split up. For example, both “turn off the radio” and “turn the radio off” are both correct. Inseparable phrasal verbs cannot be split up. For example, “I’ll look after you” is correct, but “I’ll look you after” is not.

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