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In addition to the idiom beginning with ESCAPE, Also see NARROW ESCAPE.
American Heritage Idioms
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escape
to leave a place when someone is trying to catch you or stop you, or when there is a dangerous situation:
• The thief escaped through an upstairs window. • She managed to escape from her attacker and call the police.
get away
to escape from someone who is chasing you, especially when there is no chance that you will be caught. Get away is more informal than escape:
• The robbers got away but left plenty of clues at the scene. • Don’t let him get away!
break free/break away
to escape from someone who is holding you:
• She broke free and started running.
flee
written to leave somewhere very quickly in order to escape from danger:
• Many people were forced to flee the country. • The two men fled before police arrived.
get out
to escape from a building or room:
• I was locked in the room and couldn’t get out.
break out
to escape from prison:
• The jail is so secure that no one has ever broken out of it.
abscond
formal to escape from a prison or institution where you are supposed to stay:
• Three prisoners who absconded have still not been found. • He absconded from a psychiatric hospital.
Longman-Thesaurus
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noun getting away from a place ADJ. attempted | successful | great one of the greatest escapes of all time VERB + ESCAPE effect, make, make good He made his escape through the window. I found an open door and made good my escape. | plan | foil, prevent ESCAPE + NOUN attempt, bid | route PREP. ~ from his escape from the prison camp PHRASES a means/way of escape She looked round for a means of escape. | a possibility of escape There was clearly no possibility of escape. avoiding sth unpleasant or boring ADJ. close, narrow, near | lucky, miraculous, remarkable A driver had a lucky escape after a brick was dropped on his car from an overhead bridge. VERB + ESCAPE have PREP. ~ from He had a narrow escape from gunfire., verb ADV. narrowly They narrowly escaped being killed in the fire. | not entirely The head of department cannot entirely escape responsibility for this situation. VERB + ESCAPE cannot/could not | be impossible to | attempt to, try to | manage to | let sb It was stupid of Lee to let them escape. | help sb (to) PREP. from to escape from prison | into They escaped into the forest. | to The family escaped to England. | with Thieves escaped with property worth over £5,000. PHRASES escape alive Only two of the men escaped alive. | escape sb's clutches He had managed to escape the clutches of the police yet again. | escape unharmed/unhurt/uninjured/unscathed, escape with your life She was very lucky to escape with her life.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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escape
verbs
try/attempt to escape
• Some prisoners tried to escape, but most were recaptured or shot.
nouns
escape injury
(= not be hurt )
• Both drivers were lucky to escape serious injury.
escape justice
(= not be caught and punished )
• These terrorists must not be allowed to escape justice.
escape detection
(= not be noticed )
• Some insects manage to escape detection by merging with the background.
escape sb’s clutches
(= escape and not be caught be someone )
• He managed to escape the men’s clutches and run off.
phrases
narrowly escape something
(= only just avoid having something bad happen to you )
• The firemen narrowly escaped being killed by the explosion.
escape with your life
(= escape and not be killed )
• When the tunnel collapsed, the men were lucky to escape with their lives.
escape unharmed/unscathed/unhurt
• Two policemen were killed, but the president escaped unharmed.
escape alive
• The crew of the sinking vessel were lucky to escape alive.
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verbs
plan an escape
• We planned our escape carefully and waited for just the right moment.
prevent an escape
( also foil an escape formal ) (= stop an escape )
• Walker grabbed her firmly by the wrist, preventing any chance of escape.
make your escape
formal (= to escape )
• I had to make my escape before the guards returned.
escape + NOUN
an escape attempt/bid
• She made several unsuccessful escape attempts before finally getting away.
an escape plan
• You should have an escape plan in the event of a fire.
an escape route
• All their escape routes had been blocked.
phrases
have a narrow escape
(= to only just avoid danger or difficulties )
• The team had a narrow escape from relegation last season.
have a lucky escape
• We had a lucky escape when a tree crashed through the ceiling.
have a miraculous escape
(= be extremely lucky to escape )
• Ellie had miraculous escape after a firework exploded in her hand.
a means of escape
(= a way of escaping )
• She searched in vain for a means of escape.
a chance/hope/possibility of escape
• The river offered our only hope of escape.
make good your escape
literary (= to succeed in escaping )
• Dillinger handcuffed the deputy to the desk and made good his escape.
transnet.ir
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noun
breakout:
The escape from prison was daring.
verb
break free:
We must escape from poverty.
Simple Definitions
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Phrase(s): escape (from someone or something) (to some place)
to get away from someone, something, or some place to another place. • Max escaped from prison to a hideout in Alabama. • He escaped to Alabama from one of the worst-run prisons in the land.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs