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Collocations for escape - noun

1. getting away from a place

ADJ.

attempted | successful | great
one of the greatest escapes of all time

VERB + ESCAPE

effect, make, make good
He made his escape through the window. | I found an open door and made good my escape.
plan | foil, prevent

ESCAPE + NOUN

attempt, bid | route

PREP.

~ from
his escape from the prison camp

PHRASES

a means/way of escape
She looked round for a means of escape.
a possibility of escape
There was clearly no possibility of escape.

2. avoiding sth unpleasant or boring

ADJ.

close, narrow, near | lucky, miraculous, remarkable
A driver had a lucky escape after a brick was dropped on his car from an overhead bridge.

VERB + ESCAPE

have

PREP.

~ from
He had a narrow escape from gunfire.

Collocations for escape - verb

ADV.

narrowly
They narrowly escaped being killed in the fire.
not entirely
The head of department cannot entirely escape responsibility for this situation.

VERB + ESCAPE

cannot/could not | be impossible to | attempt to, try to | manage to | let sb
It was stupid of Lee to let them escape.
help sb (to)

PREP.

from
to escape from prison
into
They escaped into the forest.
to
The family escaped to England.
with
Thieves escaped with property worth over £5,000.

PHRASES

escape alive
Only two of the men escaped alive.
escape sb''s clutches
He had managed to escape the clutches of the police yet again.
escape unharmed/unhurt/uninjured/unscathed, escape with your life
She was very lucky to escape with her life.

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