get away vs getaway
Definitions
verb
- escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
- run away from confinement
- remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
Examples
It explains why some people must have a full eight hours' kip while others get away with half that.
How can your competitor get away with not adding that tax and ace you out of yet another job?
After appearing to get away to near perfect starts Hutchinson and Campbell were called OCS and had to make an agonising return to restart.
Definitions
noun
- a rapid escape (as by criminals)
- the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
Examples
As far back as the 1920s, it was an easy getaway for Hollywood types looking for a little privacy; and this golden era lives on at select spots.
Designed and built by hiveMODULAR partner Bryan Meyer and his wife, Anne Ryan, this little woodland getaway is a great example of how versatility makes small spaces livable.
And that is the point: islands used to be the preserve of those who favoured exclusive getaway holidays.
