Get away with murder explained

Get away with murder is an English idiom, used to describe escaping the consequences of an action. While literally it refers to someone committing a murder and not being punished, it can be used figuratively of someone who is seen not to suffer the consequences of their actions: "I hate to see a mother who lets her children get away with murder".^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

It's unknown where and when the idiom originated from exactly, but is theorized to be from the United Kingdom sometime between 1200 and 1500.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Spitzack . Carole . Confessing Excess: Women and the Politics of Body Reduction . 5 July 1990 . SUNY Press . 978-0-7914-0272-6 . 91 . en.
2. Book: Ammer . Christine . The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms: American English Idiomatic Expressions & Phrases . 2013 . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt . Boston . 978-0-547-67658-6 . 164 . Second . en.
3. Book: Brown . Deaver . 1500 American Idioms, Phrases & Slang: Best Test Prep . 2018 . Simply Media . 978-1-61496-465-0 . en.
4. Book: Manser . Martin H. . Dictionary of Idioms . 2006 . Wordsworth Editions . 978-1-84022-491-7 . 111 . en.
5. Web site: GET AWAY WITH MURDER (phrase) American English definition and synonyms Macmillan Dictionary. 2021-09-27. www.macmillandictionary.com. en.