get away
[verb]
Synonyms: go, blow, depart, exit, get off, leave, pull out, quit, retire, withdraw

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English Thesaurus: escape, get away, break free/break away, flee, get out, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

get away phrasal verb (see also get)

1. LEAVE to leave a place, especially when this is not easy:
The meeting dragged on, and I didn’t get away until seven.
get away from
I like to get away from London at the weekend.

2. ON HOLIDAY informal to take a holiday away from the place you normally live:
Will you manage to get away this summer?
get away to
We’re hoping to get away to Scotland for a few days.

3. ESCAPE to escape from someone who is chasing you or trying to catch you:
The three men got away in a stolen car.
get away from
We knew it wouldn’t be easy to get away from the police.
get away with
The thieves got away with jewellery worth over £50,000.

4. get away! British English spoken used to say you are very surprised by something or do not believe it

5. the one that got away something good that you nearly had or that nearly happened

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

escape to leave a place when someone is trying to catch you or stop you, or when there is a dangerous situation:
The thief escaped through an upstairs window.
She managed to escape from her attacker and call the police.
get away to escape from someone who is chasing you, especially when there is no chance that you will be caught. Get away is more informal than escape:
The robbers got away but left plenty of clues at the scene.
Don’t let him get away!
break free/break away to escape from someone who is holding you:
She broke free and started running.
flee written to leave somewhere very quickly in order to escape from danger:
Many people were forced to flee the country.
The two men fled before police arrived.
get out to escape from a building or room:
I was locked in the room and couldn’t get out.
break out to escape from prison:
The jail is so secure that no one has ever broken out of it.
abscond formal to escape from a prison or institution where you are supposed to stay:
Three prisoners who absconded have still not been found.
He absconded from a psychiatric hospital.
plan an escape
We planned our escape carefully and waited for just the right moment.
prevent an escape (also foil an escape formal) (=stop an escape)
Walker grabbed her firmly by the wrist, preventing any chance of escape.
make your escape formal (=to escape)
I had to make my escape before the guards returned.
an escape attempt/bid
She made several unsuccessful escape attempts before finally getting away.
an escape plan
You should have an escape plan in the event of a fire.
an escape route
All their escape routes had been blocked.
have a narrow escape (=to only just avoid danger or difficulties)
The team had a narrow escape from relegation last season.
have a lucky escape
We had a lucky escape when a tree crashed through the ceiling.
have a miraculous escape (=be extremely lucky to escape)
Ellie had miraculous escape after a firework exploded in her hand.
a means of escape (=a way of escaping)
She searched in vain for a means of escape.
a chance/hope/possibility of escape
The river offered our only hope of escape.
make good your escape literary (=to succeed in escaping)
Dillinger handcuffed the deputy to the desk and made good his escape.
sb’s escape route from something (=someone’s only chance of getting away from a bad situation)
Bankruptcy offered his only escape route from mounting debt.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

get away
to succeed in leaving, to escape
I was able to get away from work early so I went shopping.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

get away
v.
1. To get loose or get free; become free from being held or controlled; succeed in leaving; escape.
As Jim was trying the bat, it got away from him and hit Tom.
Someone left the door open, and the puppy got away.
Mary tried to catch a butterfly, but it got away from her.
The bank robbers used a stolen car to get away.
If Mr. Graham can get away from his store this afternoon, he will take Johnny fishing.
2. To begin; start.
We got away early in the morning on the first day of our vacation.
The race got away to a fast start.
Compare: GET OFF³, START IN, START OUT.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲