asphalt jungle »
A city or urban area, where the landscape is covered by pavement and the environment is alienating and unsafe.
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break out »
To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
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chickens coming home to roost »
Consequences visited upon someone who originally had appeared to escape them.
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crab mentality »
A way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs in which one tries to escape over the side, but is relentlessly pulled down by the others in the pot.
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do a bunk »
To escape or flee under incriminating circumstances.
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dodge a bullet »
To have a narrow escape; to avoid injury or disaster.
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fall through the cracks »
To be missed; to escape the necessary notice or attention.
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fire escape »
emergency exit
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fly the coop »
To depart hastily or unannounced; to escape or flee.
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fly the coop »
To escape from a pen or similar enclosure.
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get away »
escape
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get away »
make an escape
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give somebody the slip »
To evade, escape, or get away from somebody.
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let slip »
allow to escape
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off the radar »
Unlikely to happen, or be important in the near future or tending to escape detection or attention.
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play possum »
To feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lay low.
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run a mile »
To escape, flee or leave a situation or relationship, usually as a result of a shocking or sudden announcement or revelation.
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run away »
escape
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run for one's money »
A reasonable opportunity to succeed, perform acceptably, or escape harm, especially in a difficult situation.
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shell out »
To use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.
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sit out »
To escape a hold while face-down by swinging one's legs around into the sitting position.
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slip someone's mind »
To be forgotten; to escape one's memory.
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slip through the cracks »
To escape notice or lack sufficient attention.
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stand from under »
To escape something falling or being thrown from above.
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tempus fugit »
time flies (used as an alternative to this phrase)."Meanwhile, the irreplaceable time escapes", expressing concern that one's limited time is being consumed by something which may have little intrinsic substance or importance at that moment.
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throw under the bus »
To betray or blame; to use as a scapegoat.
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under lock and key »
Imprisoned with little or no chance of escape.
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urban fabric »
The physical aspect of urbanism, emphasizing building types, thoroughfares, open space, frontages, and streetscapes; while excluding without prejudice to this useful term, environmental, functional, economic and sociocultural aspects.
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