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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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- gunk up
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- pick up
- run off
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- spell out
- spread out
- wear off
- wind down
- wolf down
- zero in on
- as all get-out
- bad for you
- baggage
- be of two minds
- beside oneself
- born yesterday
- cut it out
- deliver the goods
- easy as pie
- every man jack
- from cover to cover
- get into trouble
- give birth
- give in
- give over
- grunt work
- ham it up
- have a look-see
- heebie-jeebies
- in its infancy
- in one's cups
- keep a close watch on
- kick ass
- no biggie
- on a roll
- on board
- on the right track
- one of those days
- out of line
- pull one's weight
- put one over
- rain cheque
- rainy day
- raise the bar
- ride shotgun
- right on
- rough around the edges
- same old story
- save face
- seat-of-the-pants
- see eye to eye
- seize the day
- shape up
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