Irse de rositas

[Perikles]

Que, además, el ganadero se vaya de rositas, sin sanción alguna, es profundamente injusto, ....

ElPais (Some interesting vocabulary as well)

[Bolboreta]

Well, the sentence gives you the exact definition

Irse (reflexivo, siempre) de rositas es un dicho coloquial, que significa exactamente "sin sanción alguna"

El ladrón creyó que se había ido de rositas, pero al llegar a su casa le detuvo la policía.

Es increíble cómo algunos políticos roban y consiguen irse de rositas.

[Perikles]

Yes, I thought so, but wanted to be sure. Thanks again.

[Bolboreta]

De nada, para eso estamos

[JPablo]

Hola Perikles y hola Bolboreta,
How would you say it in English?
In Spanish there is also the expression, no son/fueron todo rosas more or less = it isn’t/wasn’t all (a bed of) roses

I take the Spanish "irse/salirse de rositas" is more like "get away with murder" "to get away/off scot free" may answer the question...

Well, that demonstrates the maxim that a question perfectly formulated, answers itself... that a problem totally understood resolves itself.
But since I already started writing it, you can give your views...

No penséis que os vais a salir de rositas de este foro, ¡sin antes decirme vuestro punto de vista! (Ay, ay, ay... los efectos que tiene estar demasiado ante la pantalla del ordenador...)

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by JPablo

I take the Spanish "irse/salirse de rositas" is more like "get away with murder" "to get away/off scot free" may answer the question...

Just what I thought. A scot is an old word for a payment, so to get away without any penalty. But why rositas?

[irmamar]

Here you can find an explanation.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Here you can find an explanation.

Thanks

[JPablo]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Here you can find an explanation.

Thank you Irmamar and Perikles for the original question. I had an intuitive idea of why "de rositas" meant that, but that makes it totally understood.