get away

[get away] {v.}

1. To get loose or get free; become free from being held or controlled; succeed in leaving; escape.

* /As Jim was trying the bat, it got away from him and hit Tom./

* /Someone left the door open, and the puppy got away./

* /Mary tried to catch a butterfly, but it got away from her./

* /The bank robbers used a stolen car to get away./

* /If Mr. Graham can get away from his store this afternoon, he will take Johnny fishing./

2. To begin; start.

* /We got away early in the morning on the first day of our vacation./

* /The race got away to a fast start./

Compare: GET OFF(3), START IN, START OUT.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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