"get away with murder" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 为所欲为而不受惩罚
• 做任何事都不受处罚

Definition

做非常坏的事情却不被惩罚。通常用作比喻，形容某人做坏事却毫无后果。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

现代主要是比喻用法，很少指真正的谋杀。主要用来夸张某人做坏事不受惩罚，尤其指小孩或名人。在英语口语中很常见。

Examples

Sometimes it feels like my little brother can get away with murder.

有时候我觉得我弟弟简直能**为所欲为而不受惩罚**。

You can't get away with murder in this school. The teachers are too strict.

在这所学校，你不能**为所欲为而不受惩罚**。老师太严格了。

Why does she always get away with murder while others get in trouble?

为什么她总是能**为所欲为而不受惩罚**，而其他人会受罚？

He can leave his room a mess and his parents just laugh—it’s like he can get away with murder.

他可以把房间弄得一团糟，父母也只是笑笑——就像他能**为所欲为而不受惩罚**一样。

Celebrities sometimes seem like they get away with murder compared to ordinary people.

和普通人相比，名人有时似乎能**为所欲为而不受惩罚**。

If I tried that at my job, there’s no way I’d get away with murder like he does!

要是我在公司这样做，绝不会像他那样**为所欲为而不受惩罚**！