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break out

To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.

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They broke out of prison in the middle of the night.

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Submitted on February 09, 2011

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PinkPuma
I searched up phrases starting with “the fourth” and the answer was “the fourth estate” but that wasn’t an option
Please add.
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- acronimous
  Here: https://www.phrases.com/phrase/the-fourth-estate_63865
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