get away

Verb

• remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
  • We escaped to our summer house for a few days
    
  • The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer
    

• escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
  • She gets away with murder!
    
  • I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities
    

• run away from confinement
  • The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  escape , get off , get by , get out , break loose