逍遙法外 xiāo yáo fǎ wài

getting away with it (e.g. crimes)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. getting away with it (e.g. crimes)
  2. 2. unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution
  3. 3. still at large

Characters

Character Meaning
leisurely; easy-going
far; far away; distant
law; method; way
outside; external; foreign