- get away with (blue) murder
- get away with (blue) murderinformalsucceed in doing whatever one chooses without being punished.→ murder
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get away with murder — If you get away with murder, you do something bad and don t get caught or punished.( Get away with blue murder is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
murder — noun 1》 the unlawful premeditated killing of one person by another. 2》 informal a very difficult or unpleasant situation or experience. verb 1》 kill (someone) unlawfully and with premeditation. 2》 informal spoil by poor performance. 3》 informal,… … English new terms dictionary
List of Blue Murder (UK TV series) episodes — This article is about the British TV series. For the episodes of Canadian series of the same name, see List of Blue Murder episodes. Blue Murder is a British television drama. Five series were broadcast between 2003 and 2009. Contents 1 Series… … Wikipedia
murder — ► NOUN 1) the unlawful premeditated killing of one person by another. 2) informal a very difficult or unpleasant situation or experience. ► VERB 1) kill unlawfully and with premeditation. 2) informal spoil by poor performance. 3) informal,… … English terms dictionary
murder — 1 noun 1 (C, U) the crime of deliberately killing someone: He is charged with the horrific murder of two young boys. | commit (a) murder: 4600 murders were committed in the US in 1975. | the murder weapon compare manslaughter 2 (U) unnecessary… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
murder — [[t]mɜ͟ː(r)də(r)[/t]] ♦♦ murders, murdering, murdered 1) N VAR Murder is the deliberate and illegal killing of a person. The three accused, aged between 19 and 20, are charged with attempted murder... She refused to testify, unless the murder… … English dictionary
murder — /ˈmɜdə / (say merduh) noun 1. Law the unlawful killing of a human being by an act done with intention to kill or to inflict grievous bodily harm, or with reckless indifference to human life. 2. Colloquial an uncommonly laborious or difficult task …
murder — mur|der1 W2S3 [ˈmə:də US ˈmə:rdər] n [Origin: Partly from Old English morthor, partly from Old French murdre] 1.) [U and C] the crime of deliberately killing someone →↑manslaughter ▪ On the night the murder was committed , he was out of the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
murder — I UK [ˈmɜː(r)də(r)] / US [ˈmɜrdər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms murder : singular murder plural murders *** the crime of killing someone deliberately The jury found him guilty of murder. a murder investigation/charge/conviction commit… … English dictionary
murder — n. & v. n. 1 the unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by another (cf. MANSLAUGHTER). 2 colloq. an unpleasant, troublesome, or dangerous state of affairs (it was murder here on Saturday). v.tr. 1 kill (a human being) unlawfully, esp.… … Useful english dictionary
