escape

avenue of escape

A way or path out of something. That beetle doesn't seem to know that his only avenue of escape is the open window. The fire was in the kitchen, so our only avenue of escape was through the front door.

escape (one's) notice

To avoid being seen. I doubt you will escape people's notice if you show up at the party in a floor-length sequined gown.

See also: escape, notice

escape fire

1. A fire created in an area of vegetation so as to create a path clear of fuel to avoid an oncoming wildfire. A lighter might seem like the last thing you'd need in the middle of a grasslands wildfire, but it saved my life when I used it to start an escape fire.

2. By extension, any nonstandard, counterintuitive, and/or improvised solution to a problem that is too large or complex to be dealt with by traditional means. The country's welfare debt was so insurmountable that the government began looking at radical escape fires to manage the situation.

escape the bear and fall to the lion

To avoid a frightening or problematic situation, only to end up in a worse one later. A: "After I swerved to avoid hitting a pedestrian, I wound up in oncoming traffic, and my car was totaled." B: "That's awful. You escaped the bear and fell to the lion."

it escapes (one)

One can't quite remember something at the moment. I'm trying to remember why I came in here, but it escapes me.

Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.

proverb Those who commit small crimes will face the full consequences of the law, but those who commit crimes on a huge scale will go unpunished. So some guy who holds up a liquor store with a gun because his family can't afford food gets 30 years in prison, but a wealthy CEO who robs millions of people of their pensions gets a few months of community service? I tell you, little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.

See also: but, great, little, one, thief

make good (one's) escape

To successfully escape from some place. The robber made good his escape through a secret back door in the building that was unknown to police.

narrow escape

A situation in which danger or problems are barely avoided. That guy barely made it over the tracks before the train came. What a narrow escape!

avenue of escape

Fig. the pathway or route along which someone or something escapes. The open window was the bird's only avenue of escape from the house. Bill saw that his one avenue of escape was through the back door.

by the skin of one's teeth

Fig. just barely. (By an amount equal to the thickness of the (imaginary) skin on one's teeth.) I got through calculus class by the skin of my teeth. I got to the airport a few minutes late and missed the plane by the skin of my teeth. Lloyd escaped from the burning building by the skin of his teeth.

escape (from someone or something) (to some place)

to get away from someone, something, or some place to another place. Max escaped from prison to a hideout in Alabama. He escaped to Alabama from one of the worst-run prisons in the land.

escape someone's notice

Fig. to go unnoticed; not to have been noticed. (Usually a way to point out that someone has failed to see or respond to something.) I suppose my earlier request escaped your notice, so I'm writing again. I'm sorry. Your letter escaped my notice.

See also: escape, notice

Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.

Prov. Truly expert criminals are never caught. Everyone's making such a fuss because they convicted that bank robber, but he must not have been a very dangerous criminal. Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.

See also: but, escape, great, little, one, thief

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

escape notice

Elude attention or observation, as in It must have escaped the editor's notice so I'll write again. [c. 1700]

See also: escape, notice

narrow escape

A barely successful flight from or avoidance of danger or trouble, as in He had a narrow escape, since the bullet came within inches of his head. This expression uses narrow in the sense of "barely sufficient." [Late 1500s] For a newer synonym, see close call.

escape somebody’s ˈnotice

not be noticed by somebody: It may have escaped your notice but I’m very busy right now. Can we talk later?

See also: escape, notice

make ˌgood your eˈscape

(written) manage to escape completely: In the confusion at the border, the woman made good her escape. He made good his escape from a crowd of journalists by jumping over a fence.

a narrow eˈscape/ˈsqueak

a situation where somebody only just avoids injury, danger or failure: We had a narrow escape on the way here. The wind blew a tree down just in front of us. We could have been killed.

by the skin of (one's) teeth

By the smallest margin.

词组	escape
释义	escape avenue of escape A way or path out of something. That beetle doesn't seem to know that his only avenue of escape is the open window. The fire was in the kitchen, so our only avenue of escape was through the front door. See also: avenue, escape, of escape (one's) notice To avoid being seen. I doubt you will escape people's notice if you show up at the party in a floor-length sequined gown. See also: escape, notice escape fire 1. A fire created in an area of vegetation so as to create a path clear of fuel to avoid an oncoming wildfire. A lighter might seem like the last thing you'd need in the middle of a grasslands wildfire, but it saved my life when I used it to start an escape fire. 2. By extension, any nonstandard, counterintuitive, and/or improvised solution to a problem that is too large or complex to be dealt with by traditional means. The country's welfare debt was so insurmountable that the government began looking at radical escape fires to manage the situation. See also: escape, fire escape the bear and fall to the lion To avoid a frightening or problematic situation, only to end up in a worse one later. A: "After I swerved to avoid hitting a pedestrian, I wound up in oncoming traffic, and my car was totaled." B: "That's awful. You escaped the bear and fell to the lion." See also: and, bear, escape, fall, lion it escapes (one) One can't quite remember something at the moment. I'm trying to remember why I came in here, but it escapes me. See also: escape Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape. proverb Those who commit small crimes will face the full consequences of the law, but those who commit crimes on a huge scale will go unpunished. So some guy who holds up a liquor store with a gun because his family can't afford food gets 30 years in prison, but a wealthy CEO who robs millions of people of their pensions gets a few months of community service? I tell you, little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape. See also: but, great, little, one, thief make good (one's) escape To successfully escape from some place. The robber made good his escape through a secret back door in the building that was unknown to police. See also: escape, good, make narrow escape A situation in which danger or problems are barely avoided. That guy barely made it over the tracks before the train came. What a narrow escape! See also: escape, narrow Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. avenue of escape Fig. the pathway or route along which someone or something escapes. The open window was the bird's only avenue of escape from the house. Bill saw that his one avenue of escape was through the back door. See also: avenue, escape, of by the skin of one's teeth Fig. just barely. (By an amount equal to the thickness of the (imaginary) skin on one's teeth.) I got through calculus class by the skin of my teeth. I got to the airport a few minutes late and missed the plane by the skin of my teeth. Lloyd escaped from the burning building by the skin of his teeth. See also: by, of, skin, teeth escape (from someone or something) (to some place) to get away from someone, something, or some place to another place. Max escaped from prison to a hideout in Alabama. He escaped to Alabama from one of the worst-run prisons in the land. escape someone's notice Fig. to go unnoticed; not to have been noticed. (Usually a way to point out that someone has failed to see or respond to something.) I suppose my earlier request escaped your notice, so I'm writing again. I'm sorry. Your letter escaped my notice. See also: escape, notice Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape. Prov. Truly expert criminals are never caught. Everyone's making such a fuss because they convicted that bank robber, but he must not have been a very dangerous criminal. Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape. See also: but, escape, great, little, one, thief McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. escape notice Elude attention or observation, as in It must have escaped the editor's notice so I'll write again. [c. 1700] See also: escape, notice narrow escape A barely successful flight from or avoidance of danger or trouble, as in He had a narrow escape, since the bullet came within inches of his head. This expression uses narrow in the sense of "barely sufficient." [Late 1500s] For a newer synonym, see close call. See also: escape, narrow The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. escape somebody’s ˈnotice not be noticed by somebody: It may have escaped your notice but I’m very busy right now. Can we talk later? See also: escape, notice make ˌgood your eˈscape (written) manage to escape completely: In the confusion at the border, the woman made good her escape. He made good his escape from a crowd of journalists by jumping over a fence. See also: escape, good, make a narrow eˈscape/ˈsqueak a situation where somebody only just avoids injury, danger or failure: We had a narrow escape on the way here. The wind blew a tree down just in front of us. We could have been killed. See also: escape, narrow, squeak Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary by the skin of (one's) teeth By the smallest margin. See also: by, of, skin, teeth American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: avenue of escape along the lines of along the lines of (something) winter on winter on (something) in (one's) element in element in one's element in your element detract from References in periodicals archive TI Automotive spokesman Frank Buscemi said in an e-mail that the company is "working with Ford to identify root cause and resolve the issue." The problem was discovered June 9 when a newly built Escape caught fire while a Ford worker was driving it from the Louisville Assembly Plant in Kentucky to a holding lot for shipping, the documents said. Manufacturing problem caused Ford Escape recall At the age of 22, Shin managed to escape after plotting with a fellow inmate, who had grown up on the outside. Horrors of North Korea's hidden gulags revealed by escapee "Maujood was born in 1982 and is the only Kurd among the 19 escapees," said Mohammed. Kirkuk prison escapee captured Two of Al-Qaeda prisoners were captured while trying to escape. They Yemen investigates escape of 63 Al-Qaeda prisoners TWO new Peaky Blinders escape rooms are opening in Birmingham soon, it has been announced. THINKING CAPS ON! new peaky blinders escape room games to open in brum Speak to Room Escape Fairfax for more information about escape rooms and to schedule your own team bonding event. Northern Virginia Escape Room Releases List of Team Bonding Activities August 16, 2018: Timothy Lesereti, who was serving a three-month sentence, escaped from Maralal GK Prison allegedly with the aid of a prison warder who was charged with forgery of judicial documents and aiding five prisoners to escape, a charge he denied. Mystery of inmates who disappear without a trace Escape rooms--based on video games such as Crimson Room--were first introduced in Japan in 2007 by the company Scrap. From Escape Room To Escape Lab! The escape rooms company said the conditional equity placing is priced at 60 pence per share, and it will raise at least GBP4.0 million through the issue of a minimum of 6.7 million new shares via an accelerated bookbuild. Escape Hunt Plans To Raise At Least GBP4 Million; Loss Doubles In 2018 (ALLISS) But the accused, in a sharp rebuttal, told the court he was aided rather by a police officer and one Kwesi to escape from the cell. Takoradi 'kidnapper' jailed 3 years M2 EQUITYBITES-April 15, 2019--Ford to launch 2020 Escape based off-roader Ford to launch 2020 Escape based off-roader Auto Business News-April 15, 2019--Ford to launch 2020 Escape based off-roader Ford to launch 2020 Escape based off-roader Escape Rooms and Other Immersive Experiences in the Library Escape Rooms and Other Immersive Experiences in the Library The UK's only mobile escape room experience is coming to Cheshire -- and it operates out of the back of a van. Brand new escape room comes to Cheshire -- but it has a twist; Escape the Van offers one full hour escape experience COVENTRY is invited to a tea party, as the new Alice in Wonderland escape room comes to the city. Escape into Alice's wonderland
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