get away
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(verb) escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!" "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities" |
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Synonyms: escape, get by, get off, get out |
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Related Words: avoid |
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(verb) run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" |
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Synonyms: break loose, escape |
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Related Words: bilk, break, break away, break out, elude, escape, escape from, evade, flee, fly, get away, run away, shake, shake off, slip, take flight, throw off |
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(verb) remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer" |
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Synonyms: escape |
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Related Words: break loose, escape, get away |
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