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Definition of get away phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

get away

phrasal verb
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get away
  1. to have a holiday
    • We're hoping to get away for a few days at Easter.
    related noun getawayTopics Holidaysb2
  2. (British English, informal) used to show that you do not believe or are surprised by what somebody has said
    • ‘These tickets didn't cost me a thing.’ ‘Get away!’
get away (from…)
  1. to succeed in leaving a place
    • I won't be able to get away from the office before 7.
get away (from somebody/…)
  1. to escape from somebody or a place
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