get clean away

get clean away

To evade or escape someone or something. ("Clean" here is used for emphasis.) The robber got clean away and headed down Main Street on foot. You have to stop him, Officer! I tried to grab him, but he swerved in the opposite direction and got clean away.
See also: away, clean, get
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • get away
  • Get away!
  • getaway
  • cut away at (someone or something)
  • make good (one's) escape
  • make good your escape
  • slip past (someone or something)
  • cut at
  • cut at (someone or something)
  • cut around