skate on

transitive broadly from skate on thin ice

Japanese Meaning

刑罰（例：法廷で無罪判決を受けるなど）を逃れる、または免れる。 / かろうじて持続する、ぎりぎりで維持する。

The corrupt executive managed to skate on the fraud charges after key witnesses recanted.

重要な証人が証言を撤回した後、その汚職した重役は詐欺の罪を免れた。

Sense（1）

(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.

Sense（2）

(transitive, by extension from skate on thin ice) To barely hold on or maintain.

skates on

（ present singular third-person ）

skates on

（ participle present ）

skated on

（ participle past ）

skated on

（ past ）