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Idiom: Get away with (something)
As adults, there are many things we can do and get away with which we couldn’t do as children.
One of them is eating dessert first.
Why save the best for last when you can have it first?
Adults always tell kids to eat their vegetables first, and then they can have dessert.
I had a sweet tooth and hated that logic as a kid.
It always seemed to be a case of do as I say, not as I do.
If most adults want something, they go out and buy it.
Even if they don’t have enough money or can’t afford it, they put it on a credit card or get a loan.
Most of the time, they get away with it too.
When you get away with something, you are not punished or don’t have to face any other negative consequences for your actions.
If it’s OK to borrow money to purchase a Harley Davidson for weekend fun, then kids should be able to do the same thing with dessert.
Let’s say one dessert is worth ten Brussels sprouts.
A kid can eat their dessert first, but then they have to pay for it by eating ten Brussels sprouts before having another dessert.
While I’m on the topic of dessert, don’t you hate those who eat as much dessert as they like and get away with it?
It seems as if a moment on the lips, forever on the hips, doesn’t apply to them.
What’s up with that anyway?
For the rest of us, a piece of chocolate cheesecake takes five minutes to eat and about two weeks of guilt and hard work to get rid of.
Oh well, life isn’t fair for kids or adults.
As a kid, you have to wait for dessert, and as an adult, you can’t eat it at all.
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