escape fire
A fuel-free safe spot, consisting of burning grass as a method of defense against a forest fire.
ADJ
attempted | successful
great
The prisoners made a great escape through the tunnel they had dug for months.
VERB + ESCAPE
effect, make, make good
The prisoners managed to effect their escape by digging a tunnel under the fence.
plan | foil, prevent
ESCAPE + NOUN
attempt, bid | route
PREP
~ from
The hostages were finally rescued after their dramatic escape from the building.
PHRASES
a means/way of escape
The emergency exit provided the only way of escape when the fire alarm suddenly went off.
a possibility of escape
The prisoners saw no possibility of escape from the heavily guarded fortress.
ADJ
close, narrow, near
lucky, miraculous, remarkable
The passengers had a remarkable escape when the bus swerved just before hitting the wall.
VERB + ESCAPE
have
PREP
~ from
The family managed to escape from the burning house just before the roof collapsed.
ADV
narrowly
The car narrowly escaped hitting the pedestrian who stepped into the road.
not entirely
Even with good security, the museum couldn't entirely escape the theft of several valuable paintings.
VERB + ESCAPE
cannot/could not | be impossible to | attempt to, try to | manage to
let sb
The guards made a serious mistake when they let the prisoners escape from the jail.
help sb (to)
PREP
from
The hikers managed to escape from the forest after being lost for three hours.
into
The prisoners managed to escape into the nearby mountains and hide for several days.
to
Many refugees managed to escape to safety across the border last year.
with
The suspect managed to escape with the stolen jewelry before police arrived at the scene.
PHRASES
escape alive
The survivors managed to escape alive from the burning building.
escape sb's clutches
She finally escaped her mother's clutches when she moved to another city for university.
escape unharmed/unhurt/uninjured/unscathed, escape with your life
The passengers were relieved to escape unharmed from the serious train accident.