American, informal

to escape being punished.

There's no way he can beat the rap now. No lawyer can save him.

• mealy-mouthed
• mean business
• means to an end
• mean well
• measure up
• measure up to
• measure up to someone
• measure up to something
• meat-and-potatoes
• meat and potatoes
• meat and two veg
• medallion man
• medium-term
• meet halfway
• meeting of minds
• meeting of the minds
• meet in the flesh
• meet maker
• meet match
• meet someone halfway
• meet someone in the flesh
• meet up
• meet up with
• meet up with someone
• meet Waterloo