fall into
She fell into the clutches of the rebel forces.

escape, escape from

in sb's clutch
They had him in their clutches.

out of sb's clutch
Once she was out of their clutches, she fled across the border.

drop (AmE), engage, put your foot on
disengage, let out, pop (AmE), release, take your foot off
Put it into first gear and let the clutch out slowly.

engage
disengage
slip

pedal