idiomIf someonedangerousis atlarge, thatpersonisfreewhen they should not be:逍遥法外,尚未捉拿归案Twelveprisonersare atlargefollowingaseriesofescapes.一连串的越狱事件发生后,12名犯人目前依然逍遥法外。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesRunning away and escaping
abscond
back away
back off
bail out
be on the runidiom
beat a retreatidiom
escape
flee
fugitive
gaolbreak
getaway
go/be run to groundidiom
leg
scram
shakesomethingoff
shoot
shoot through
skedaddle
slip
throw
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