get away with murder
to be allowed to do things that other people would be punished or criticised for it
被纵容做错事；做坏事而不受指责
- He's so charming that he really does get away with murder.
他很讨人喜欢，所以做了错事也不会挨骂。
- You are far too soft on Lily. You let her get away with murder.
你对Lily 太温柔了。她做错了事你也不指责她。
【解析】
这句话很好理解了，运用了形象的夸张的手法：“杀人放火都能被饶恕”。当然还有不少长得不好看，还脾气特别大，被家长宠上天的类似的小皇帝、小公主。
【引申】
get away with sth
— phrasal verb with get
(AVOID PUNISHMENT)
to succeed in avoiding punishment for something
做（错事）而未被惩罚，做（坏事）而未被发觉
- If I thought I could get away with it, I wouldn't pay my taxes at all.
如果我认为逃税可以不受处罚的话，我就干脆一分钱都不交了。
- She's determined that her students will not get away with plagiarism.
她下定决心，绝对不会让学生因为抄袭而逍遥法外。
