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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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- all of a sudden
- behind closed doors
- bolt bucket
- carry on
- cut and dried
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- down-to-earth
- food chain
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- give a ring
- go for it
- green light
- grunt work
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- how's tricks
- in order
- keep a lid on
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- long row to hoe
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- not be caught dead
- number one
- nuts and bolts
- on steroids
- on the nose
- out of order
- outside the box
- own up
- pump iron
- put the clock back
- quick-and-dirty
- raise the bar
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