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To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
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They broke out of prison in the middle of the night.
Submitted on February 09, 2011
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- pull up
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- run about
- run through
- space out
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- start up
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- a great deal
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- at the ready
- be all ears
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- bolt bucket
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- every which way
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- low-hanging fruit
- muckety muck
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- no biggie
- no joy
- no slouch
- not half bad
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- on board
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