skate on en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) To escape punishment, such as by being acquitted in court.
I don't know how she skated on those charges, but the jury said not guilty.
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(broadly, from skate on thin ice, transitive) To barely hold on or maintain.
He's been skating on his friendship with the boss, or he'd have been fired a long time ago.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| skating on | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| skates on | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| skated on | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| skated on | Tense=Past | lexicographic |