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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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- mess around
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- zero in on
- a cut above
- apply oneself
- arm to the teeth
- be-all and end-all
- chow down
- company
- cream of the crop
- dead as a doorknob
- elbow room
- fat chance
- fine line
- for the time being
- half a mind
- head-in-the-sand
- hold your fire
- in a nutshell
- in one's cups
- keep an eye on
- keep quiet
- light up
- lump in one's throat
- make fun of
- middle of nowhere
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- not be caught dead
- odd and curious
- odds and ends
- off and on
- on edge
- on top of the world
- one fell swoop
- one-off
- pachyderm
- pass on
- piffy on a rock bun
- play it by ear
- pump iron
- raise the bar
- roll out the red carpet
- run out of steam
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- silly money
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