Is there a German expression for the English "to get away with [something]"?
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Hallo,
die deutsche Entsprechung ist "(mit etwas) davonkommen"
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durchgehen (lassen)
Er läßt den Kindern alles durchgehen = The kids get away with everything.
sich erlauben
Er erlaubt sich alles. = He gets away with everything.
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''Mit etwas davonkommen'' would be your best bet.
''durchgehen lassen'' also works but it involves another person.
Example:
Er lässt den Kindern alles durchgehen = He lets the kids get away with everything.
''sich erlauben'' doesn't quite nail it down however.
Example:
Er erlaubt sich alles = He's not ashame of doing whatever he wants.
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I find dict.cc usefull because it has some expressions too:
http://www.dict.cc/?s=to+get+away
or to see it in context:
http://www.linguee.de/deutsch-englisch/search?source=auto&query=to+get+away
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