(v) cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case, Example:The lawyer got him off, even though there was no doubt in everybody's mind that he killed his wife
(v) escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action, Syn. get by, escape, get out, get away, Example:She gets away with murder!; I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities
[おりる, oriru] (v1, vi) (1) (esp. 下りる) to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; (2) (esp. 降りる) to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; (3) to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; (4) (esp. 下りる) to be granted; to be issued; to be given; (5) (esp. 降りる) to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); (6) (esp. 下りる) (See 下り物) to be passed (from the body; i.e. of a roundworm); (P)