[make] an escape
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to successfully free oneself from a place or situation, often involving danger or confinement
- The prisoners managed to make an escape from the maximum-security prison.
- He made an escape from the burning building just in time.
- She made an escape from the kidnappers by unlocking the door when they weren't looking.
- The prisoners made an escape by digging a tunnel under the prison walls.
- The spy made an escape from the enemy's headquarters under the cover of darkness.